Bissau vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$389	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	25
😀 Quality of life	22	60
🏙️ Population	492K	235K

The cost of living in Bissau is 26% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6458th and 4813th ($878 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Guyana, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 9094th and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Georgetown

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	Bissau	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$19783

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840