Bissau vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$363	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	4	23
😀 Quality of life	21	37
🏙️ Population	492K	951K

The cost of living in Bissau is 39% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6340th and 4063rd ($827 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8819th and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Freetown

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	Bissau	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$2773

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490