Bissau vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$751
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$1496
🏠 One person rent	$380	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$477
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$61.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1673
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	4	22
😀 Quality of life	26	43
🏙️ Population	492K	951K

The cost of living in Bissau is 6% more expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6393rd and 6569th ($799 vs $751) 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 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 2.2 months in Freetown. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 8747th and 6876th 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	$6.13	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$791
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$80.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$77
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$87.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	10.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$1081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$1080
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$9.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$1.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$1.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$75.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$2661

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$778
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1049
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$556
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$486
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$968
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1081
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1068
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1024
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1009
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$971
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1067
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1179
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$989
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1070
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$751
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$689
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$689
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$618
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$977
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$975
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$501
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$470
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$518
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$972
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$471
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$472
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$471
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$469
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$692
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$692
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$470
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$468
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$471
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$479
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1024
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$971
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$689
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$968
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$689
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$989
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$977
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$501
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$470
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$778
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$799
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$975
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$972
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1049
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$469
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$468
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$486
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$441
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1081
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$472
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1068
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$518
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$471
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1009
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1067
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1179
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$976
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$471
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$897
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1070
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$479
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$923
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$888
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$584
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$470