Bissau vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$389
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
4
83
😀 Quality of life
22
63
🏙️ Population
492K
9.8M

The cost of living in Bissau is 73% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6458th and 8680th ($878 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Egypt, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 9094th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Cairo

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Bissau Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2328
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$852
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1127
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$605
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$537
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$518
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$990
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1178
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1058
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1236
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$993
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1229
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1320
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1016
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1145
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1323
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$619
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1257
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1257
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$659
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1004
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1001
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$535
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$503
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$583
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$999
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$508
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$507
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$507
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$501
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$502
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$979
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$977
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$508
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$502
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$508
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$515
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066