Bissau vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$363	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	4	45
😀 Quality of life	21	50
🏙️ Population	492K	2.47M

The cost of living in Bissau is 10% more expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6340th and 6679th ($827 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Guinea-Bissau and Colombia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Cali. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 8819th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Cali

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	Bissau	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$6351

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645