Bissau vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$4896
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2149
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	66
😀 Quality of life	18	98
🏙️ Population	492K	2.71M

The cost of living in Bissau is 57% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 6252nd and 1813th ($895 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Guinea-Bissau and Australia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 9139th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Brisbane

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	Bissau	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1816
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$82.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$8291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$6020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1795
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$11423

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736