Bissau vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3655
🏠 One person rent	$363	$565
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1472
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	20
😀 Quality of life	21	64
🏙️ Population	492K	110K

The cost of living in Bissau is 39% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 6340th and 4035th ($827 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Barbados, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 8819th and 4410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Bridgetown

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	Bissau	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$6541

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746