Bissau vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$2238
🏠 One person rent	$397	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	51
😀 Quality of life	18	59
🏙️ Population	492K	639K

The cost of living in Bissau is 5% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6252nd and 5968th ($895 vs $947) 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 9139th and 6039th 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	$6.63	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	8.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$2427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$1691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$4.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$7015

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$884
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$921
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$670
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$546
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$901
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1164
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$804
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$964
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$793
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$797
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$926
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$879
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$659
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$624
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$724
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$815
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$895
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$711
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$898
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$854
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$871
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$830
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$516
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$603
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$545
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$420
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$1056
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$762
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$535
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$616
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$1024
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1103
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$885
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$497
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$749
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$703
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$775
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$970