Bissau vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$6116
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2679
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$728
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$5006
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	22	97
🏙️ Population	492K	667K

The cost of living in Bissau is 67% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6458th and 650th ($878 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Denmark, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 9094th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Copenhagen

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	Bissau	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$9.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$122
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$14799

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588