Bissau vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$967
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$2283
🏠 One person rent
$389
$539
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$37.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$344
😷 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 9% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6458th and 5911th ($878 vs $967) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 9094th and 5736th 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
$6.4
$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$8.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$963
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
8.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$2719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$5.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$7.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2328
$7425

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Cities near Bissau

Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$852
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1127
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$605
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$537
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$518
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$990
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1178
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1058
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1236
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$993
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1229
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1320
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1016
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1145
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1323
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$619
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1257
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1257
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$659
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1004
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1001
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$535
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$503
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$583
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$999
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$508
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$507
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$507
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$501
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$502
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$979
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$977
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$508
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$502
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$508
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$515
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1097

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$796
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$826
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$686
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$561
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$807
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1049
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$871
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1042
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$806
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$841
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$864
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$792
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$704
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$635
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$773
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$869
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$950
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$740
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$910
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$916
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$871
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$873
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$534
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$584
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$831
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$574
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$414
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1150
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$777
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$546
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1062
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1132
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$926
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$795
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$737
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$758
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$999