Bissau vs Djibouti City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Djibouti City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1421
🏠 One person rent	$363	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	8
😀 Quality of life	21	20
🏙️ Population	492K	604K

The cost of living in Bissau is 45% more expensive than in Djibouti City. Cities ranked 6340th and 8002nd ($827 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Djibouti, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Djibouti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.7 months in Djibouti City. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Djibouti City ranked 1st in Djibouti, while ranked 8819th and 8841st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Djibouti City

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	Bissau	Djibouti City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$40.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$18.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$7.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$66.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$4050

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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 Djibouti City

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Obock	$540
68 km or 42 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
101 km or 63 mi	Dikhil	$542
185 km or 115 mi	Borama	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Taiz	$507
245 km or 152 mi	Aden	$503
247 km or 153 mi	Hargeisa	$660
253 km or 157 mi	Jijiga	$764
264 km or 164 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Harar	$718
286 km or 178 mi	Ibb	$496
290 km or 180 mi	Zabid	$482
356 km or 221 mi	Dhamar	$486
357 km or 222 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
387 km or 240 mi	Dessie	$838
418 km or 259 mi	Sayyan	$481
433 km or 269 mi	Sanaa	$546
451 km or 280 mi	Mekelle	$662
561 km or 348 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
594 km or 369 mi	Mendefera	$487
598 km or 371 mi	Sa'dah	$482
600 km or 373 mi	Massawa	$486
618 km or 384 mi	Asmara	$520
627 km or 390 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
628 km or 390 mi	Gondar	$897
664 km or 413 mi	Najran	$937
689 km or 428 mi	Keren	$488
720 km or 448 mi	Awasa	$886
726 km or 451 mi	Mukalla	$484
740 km or 460 mi	Abha	$910
818 km or 509 mi	Jimma	$654
826 km or 513 mi	Bareq	$902
846 km or 526 mi	Kassala	$1006
884 km or 550 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
936 km or 582 mi	Bisha	$905
944 km or 587 mi	Baidoa	$706
958 km or 595 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1019 km or 633 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1090 km or 677 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1095 km or 680 mi	Port Sudan	$1003