Bissau vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2204
🏠 One person rent	$363	$505
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$980
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$36
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$625
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	51
😀 Quality of life	21	57
🏙️ Population	492K	639K

The cost of living in Bissau is 7% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 6340th and 6080th ($827 vs $892) 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 1.3 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 8819th and 5665th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$8.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$6.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$744
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1974
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$356
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$6466

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Chisinau

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Dubasari	$780
42 km or 26 mi	Orhei	$829
51 km or 32 mi	Bender	$502
61 km or 38 mi	Tiraspol	$517
80 km or 50 mi	Comrat	$782
83 km or 52 mi	Ungheni	$1062
95 km or 59 mi	Vaslui	$825
98 km or 61 mi	Iasi	$840
109 km or 68 mi	Balti	$876
126 km or 79 mi	Barlad	$725
132 km or 82 mi	Cahul	$812
135 km or 84 mi	Soroca	$863
146 km or 91 mi	Roman	$637
154 km or 96 mi	Odesa	$555
155 km or 96 mi	Bacau	$650
184 km or 115 mi	Botosani	$727
187 km or 116 mi	Galati	$786
189 km or 117 mi	Piatra Neamt	$676
194 km or 121 mi	Focsani	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Tulcea	$837
205 km or 127 mi	Braila	$741
209 km or 130 mi	Suceava	$709
238 km or 148 mi	Mykolaiv	$400
250 km or 155 mi	Vinnytsia	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Buzau	$729
261 km or 162 mi	Chernivtsi	$533
267 km or 166 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
288 km or 179 mi	Kherson	$433
292 km or 181 mi	Brasov	$938
295 km or 183 mi	Slobozia	$722
302 km or 187 mi	Khmelnytskyi	$483
305 km or 189 mi	Kropyvnytskyi	$513
307 km or 191 mi	Mamaia	$929
315 km or 196 mi	Constanta	$1002
317 km or 197 mi	Ploiesti	$796
324 km or 201 mi	Bila Tserkva	$454
331 km or 206 mi	Targu Mures	$758
332 km or 206 mi	Bistrita	$663
334 km or 207 mi	Calarasi	$696
348 km or 216 mi	Voluntari	$867