Bissau vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1150
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2795
🏠 One person rent	$363	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$978
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	4	32
😀 Quality of life	21	56
🏙️ Population	492K	623K

The cost of living in Bissau is 28% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 6340th and 4640th ($827 vs $1150) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Guinea-Bissau and Greece, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Crete ranked 28th in Greece, while ranked 8819th and 5717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Crete

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	Bissau	Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$873
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3570
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$2751
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$4.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$4629

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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 Crete

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Heraklion	$1093
39 km or 24 mi	Rethymno	$1052
83 km or 51 mi	Chania	$1131
132 km or 82 mi	Santorini	$1659
241 km or 150 mi	Mykonos	$1838
298 km or 185 mi	Bodrum	$1038
300 km or 187 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Glyfada	$1437
306 km or 190 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
310 km or 193 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258
311 km or 193 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
312 km or 194 mi	Kallithea	$1159
313 km or 195 mi	Piraeus	$1045
314 km or 195 mi	Kalamata	$1033
315 km or 196 mi	Athens	$1272
316 km or 196 mi	Nikaia	$1054
317 km or 197 mi	Salamina	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
320 km or 199 mi	Peristeri	$1082
320 km or 199 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
323 km or 201 mi	Kifissia	$1265
324 km or 202 mi	Rhodes	$1070
327 km or 203 mi	Eleusis	$1022
328 km or 204 mi	Aspropyrgos	$957
332 km or 207 mi	Tripoli	$990
340 km or 211 mi	Corinth	$955
349 km or 217 mi	Marmaris	$1049
351 km or 218 mi	Derna	$380
353 km or 220 mi	Kusadasi	$764
358 km or 223 mi	Chios	$1099
369 km or 229 mi	Chalcis	$980
369 km or 229 mi	Tobruk	$381
377 km or 234 mi	Mugla	$773
386 km or 240 mi	Aydin	$655
399 km or 248 mi	Izmir	$909
399 km or 248 mi	Tire	$681
407 km or 253 mi	Fethiye	$843
421 km or 262 mi	Nazilli	$643
431 km or 268 mi	Patras	$1011
432 km or 269 mi	Manisa	$638