Bissau vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$2977
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	53
😀 Quality of life	18	91
🏙️ Population	492K	1.31M

The cost of living in Bissau is 57% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6252nd and 1781st ($895 vs $2079) 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 9139th and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Calgary

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	Bissau	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887