Bissau vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$3160
🏠 One person rent	$379	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$405
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	55
😀 Quality of life	22	58
🏙️ Population	492K	3.78M

The cost of living in Bissau is 38% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6518th and 4336th ($857 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea-Bissau and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 9061st and 6134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Cape Town

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	Bissau	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$6197

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893