Bissau vs Dar es Salaam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Dar es Salaam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2042
🏠 One person rent	$393	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	44
😀 Quality of life	15	55
🏙️ Population	492K	4.72M

The cost of living in Bissau is 23% more expensive than in Dar es Salaam. Cities ranked 6166th and 6805th ($889 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 9033rd and 5882nd 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	$6.2	$2.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$58.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	18.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$5041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$5974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$10.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$8603

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$736
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$675
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$639
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$601
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$560
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$564
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$502
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$548
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$543
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$482
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$745
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$433
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$571
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1091
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1500
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$534
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$535
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$493
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1093
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$574
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$466
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1394
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$518
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$1190
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$460
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$483
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$516
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$1079
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$582
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$581
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$515
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$583
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$498
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$511
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$509
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$559
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$509
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$509