Birmingham vs Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Birmingham	Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1951	$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4641	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1137	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$1834	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$481	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3011	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	96	4
😀 Quality of life	94	21
🏙️ Population	1.14M	492K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 136% more expensive than in Bissau. Cities ranked 1973rd and 6340th ($1951 vs $827) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.3 months in Bissau. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bissau ranked 1st in Guinea-Bissau, while ranked 35th and 8819th 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	$16.7	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.87	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.15	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1380	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$90
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$42.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.86%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4882	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$910
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.1	$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$6.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$4.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.4	$1.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1512	$766
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18058	$2321

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916