Bissau vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2149
🏠 One person rent	$393	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$920
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	51
😀 Quality of life	15	57
🏙️ Population	492K	639K

The cost of living in Bissau is 2% more expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6166th and 6200th ($889 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea-Bissau and Moldova, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 9033rd and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Chisinau

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	Bissau	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$4718

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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 Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$806
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$860
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$537
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$491
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$819
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$827
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$873
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$956
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$759
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$846
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$909
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$767
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$532
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$735
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$780
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$831
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$712
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$751
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$832
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$721
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$375
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$545
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$795
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$515
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$955
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$759
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$490
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$514
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$961
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1035
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$786
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$420
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$721
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$662
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$727
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$900