Bissau vs Bogota - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Bogota
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$363	$388
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$728
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	89
😀 Quality of life	21	60
🏙️ Population	492K	8.03M

The cost of living in Bissau is 7% less expensive than in Bogota. Cities ranked 6340th and 6104th ($827 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea-Bissau and Colombia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Bogota. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Bogota ranked 1st in Colombia, while ranked 8819th and 5261st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Bogota

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	Bissau	Bogota
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$50.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	13.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$8398

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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

Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$794
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$674
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$709
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$497
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$493
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$529
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$563
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$653
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$605
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$534
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$882
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$598
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$680
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$722
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$649
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$557
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$897
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$513
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$906
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$839
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$666
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$748
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$705
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$742
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$477
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$410
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$599
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$562
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$650
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$618
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$649
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$665
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$664
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$645