Bissau vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$363	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	4	40
😀 Quality of life	21	74
🏙️ Population	492K	903K

The cost of living in Bissau is 22% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 6340th and 5127th ($827 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guinea-Bissau and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8819th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Dammam

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	Bissau	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$8339

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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 Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552