Bissau vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$2555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$5866
🏠 One person rent	$379	$1447
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$2513
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$713
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4784
😷 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 66% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6518th and 805th ($857 vs $2555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 9061st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$9.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$5.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$1680
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$2988
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$11390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$7705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$68.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$38
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$111
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$12710

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$831
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1119
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$545
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$527
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$983
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1164
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1163
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1050
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1214
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$984
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1206
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1281
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1005
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1141
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1272
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1231
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1219
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$653
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$998
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$993
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$518
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$561
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$993
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$493
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$494
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$494
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$987
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$979
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$495
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$495
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$501
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557