Bissau vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	96
😀 Quality of life	18	96
🏙️ Population	492K	593K

The cost of living in Bissau is 69% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 6252nd and 315th ($895 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Ireland, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 9139th and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$9426

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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 Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723