Berlin vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2151
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$106
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	95	22
🏙️ Population	3.78M	492K

The cost of living in Berlin is 162% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 1275th and 6458th ($2302 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check Germany vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.1 months in Bissau. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 35th and 9094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bissau

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	Berlin	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$702
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$74.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	12.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$6.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$2328

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097