Bissau vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$3199
😷 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 6458th and 1716th ($878 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 21st in Canada, while ranked 9094th and 209th 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	$6.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$15430

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Cities near Bissau

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

Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934