Bissau vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	93
😀 Quality of life	21	97
🏙️ Population	492K	644K

The cost of living in Bissau is 65% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6340th and 1085th ($827 vs $2333) 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 8819th and 10th 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	$6.01	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452