Bissau vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$2068
🏠 One person rent	$397	$363
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$605
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	45
😀 Quality of life	18	59
🏙️ Population	492K	4.72M

The cost of living in Bissau is 12% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6252nd and 6675th ($895 vs $799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Dar es Salaam ranked 1st in Tanzania, while ranked 9139th and 6017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Dar es Salaam

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	Bissau	Dar es Salaam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$3.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$55.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$84.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$36.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	19.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$1189
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$87.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$40.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$435
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$17749

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687