Bissau vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$4848
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1146
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$3562
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	15	96
🏙️ Population	492K	626K

The cost of living in Bissau is 56% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 6166th and 1833rd ($889 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 97th in Guinea-Bissau and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.8 months in Glasgow. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9033rd and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Glasgow

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	Bissau	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$2451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	5.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3909
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$3280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$80.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$19.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$85.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$1167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$12979

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364