Bissau vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$363	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	56
😀 Quality of life	21	58
🏙️ Population	492K	3.78M

The cost of living in Bissau is 23% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6340th and 5016th ($827 vs $1071) 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8819th and 5491st 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	$6.01	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$4806

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740