Bissau vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1140
🏠 One person rent	$363	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$346
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$163
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$848
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	4	78
😀 Quality of life	21	66
🏙️ Population	492K	6.6M

The cost of living in Bissau is 92% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6340th and 8897th ($827 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Guinea-Bissau and India, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 8819th and 4021st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Chennai

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	Bissau	Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	9.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$0.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$80.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$1573

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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 Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306