Bissau vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$380
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
4
97
😀 Quality of life
26
75
🏙️ Population
492K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bissau is 8% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6393rd and 6607th ($799 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 8747th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Guangzhou

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Bissau Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620