Bissau vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$363	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	53
😀 Quality of life	21	46
🏙️ Population	492K	2.25M

The cost of living in Bissau is 23% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6340th and 4987th ($827 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 8819th and 6530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Caracas

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	Bissau	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$5488

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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 Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723