Bissau vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$3093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	53
😀 Quality of life	22	90
🏙️ Population	492K	1.31M

The cost of living in Bissau is 59% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6518th and 1759th ($857 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Guinea-Bissau and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 9061st and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$15881

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$831
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1119
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$545
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$527
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$983
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1164
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1163
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1050
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1214
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$984
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1206
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1281
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1005
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1141
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1272
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1231
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1219
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$653
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$998
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$993
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$518
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$561
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$993
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$493
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$494
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$494
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$987
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$979
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$495
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$495
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$501
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872