Bissau vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$1143
🏠 One person rent	$393	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$379
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$868
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	4	78
😀 Quality of life	15	66
🏙️ Population	492K	6.6M

The cost of living in Bissau is 106% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 6166th and 8907th ($889 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Guinea-Bissau and India, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 2 months in Chennai. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 9033rd and 4094th 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	$6.2	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$26
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$1425

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287