Bissau vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$397	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	73
😀 Quality of life	18	57
🏙️ Population	492K	16.8M

The cost of living in Bissau is 93% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6252nd and 8829th ($895 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 9139th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Dhaka

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	Bissau	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$1844

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302