Bissau vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$2079
🏠 One person rent	$379	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$364
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	95
😀 Quality of life	22	68
🏙️ Population	492K	1.32M

The cost of living in Bissau is 9% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6518th and 6861st ($857 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Guarulhos ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 9061st and 4485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Guarulhos

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	Bissau	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$42.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$6.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$9.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$9818

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$831
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1119
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$545
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$527
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$983
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1164
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1163
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1050
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1214
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$984
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1206
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1281
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1005
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1141
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1272
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1231
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1219
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$653
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$998
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$993
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$518
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$561
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$993
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$493
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$494
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$494
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$987
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$979
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$495
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$495
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$501
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722