Bissau vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$393	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	4	87
😀 Quality of life	15	72
🏙️ Population	492K	32.1M

The cost of living in Bissau is 34% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 6166th and 7185th ($889 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.3 months in Chongqing. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9033rd and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Chongqing

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	Bissau	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556