Bissau vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$397	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$1391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	77
😀 Quality of life	18	81
🏙️ Population	492K	1.72M

The cost of living in Bissau is 20% less expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 6252nd and 4913th ($895 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Romania, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 9139th and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Bucharest

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	Bissau	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$14350

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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 Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749