Bissau vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$380	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1953
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	53
😀 Quality of life	26	92
🏙️ Population	492K	1.31M

The cost of living in Bissau is 62% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6393rd and 1526th ($799 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Guinea-Bissau and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 8747th and 66th 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	$6.13	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$21983

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$778
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1049
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$556
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$486
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$968
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1081
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1068
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1024
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1009
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$971
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1067
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1179
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$989
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1070
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$751
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$689
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$689
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$618
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$977
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$975
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$501
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$470
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$518
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$972
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$471
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$472
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$471
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$469
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$692
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$692
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$470
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$468
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$471
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$479
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722