Bissau vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$397	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	4	22
😀 Quality of life	18	29
🏙️ Population	492K	951K

The cost of living in Bissau is 34% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6252nd and 4374th ($895 vs $1347) 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 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 9139th and 8809th 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	$6.63	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$3183

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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 Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506