Birmingham vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Birmingham	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2004	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$1843
🏠 One person rent	$1189	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1948	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$479	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$177	$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3056	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	4
😀 Quality of life	93	26
🏙️ Population	1.14M	492K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 151% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 1780th and 6393rd ($2004 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Guinea-Bissau, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Guinea-Bissau comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Bissau. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 58th and 8747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Bissau

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	Birmingham	Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.18	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2219	$560
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.5	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	10.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4896	$1632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$1413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.27	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.7	$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1501	$80.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18689	$2749

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1716
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1664
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1687
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1713
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1586
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1683
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1722
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1727
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2320
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1497
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1711
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$1969
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1831
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1688
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1603
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1751
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1472
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1588
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1797
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1654
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1761
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1737
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1674
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1784
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1785
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1675
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1653
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1815
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1966
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1673

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$778
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1049
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$556
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$486
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$968
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1081
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1068
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1024
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1009
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$971
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1067
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1179
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$989
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1070
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$751
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$689
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$689
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$618
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$977
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$975
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$501
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$470
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$518
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$972
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$471
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$472
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$471
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$469
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$692
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$692
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$470
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$468
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$471
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$479
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$976