Bissau vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bissau Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$857
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2099
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$379
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.4
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
4
52
😀 Quality of life
22
62
🏙️ Population
492K
567K

The cost of living in Bissau is 12% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6518th and 5780th ($857 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Moldova, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Chisinau. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9061st and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Bissau vs Chisinau

Prices for goods and services in Bissau and Chisinau are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bissau Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.44
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.63
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2320
$6332

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995