Bissau vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$393	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$3052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	4	63
😀 Quality of life	15	89
🏙️ Population	492K	1.01M

The cost of living in Bissau is 50% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 6166th and 2563rd ($889 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in Guinea-Bissau and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 9033rd and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Edmonton

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	Bissau	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$8270

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917