Bissau vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	77
😀 Quality of life	21	86
🏙️ Population	492K	639K

The cost of living in Bissau is 60% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6340th and 1678th ($827 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1488th in Guinea-Bissau and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 8819th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Detroit

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	Bissau	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527