Bissau vs Ganzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Ganzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1990
🏠 One person rent	$363	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$593
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$83.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	44 km
🎓 Higher education	4	27
😀 Quality of life	21	43
🏙️ Population	492K	8.97M

The cost of living in Bissau is 9% more expensive than in Ganzhou. Cities ranked 6340th and 6620th ($827 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Ganzhou. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Ganzhou ranked 148th in China, while ranked 8819th and 6697th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Ganzhou

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	Bissau	Ganzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$6871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$3.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$8.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$17058

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916