Bissau vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2143
🏠 One person rent	$393	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	15	59
🏙️ Population	492K	1.29M

The cost of living in Bissau is 29% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6166th and 6983rd ($889 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Guarulhos ranked 5th in Brazil, while ranked 9033rd and 5397th 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	$6.2	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$1141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$6.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$7.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$10855

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1012
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$640
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$633
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$644
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$639
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$663
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$674
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$686
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$738
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$679
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$640
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$595
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$606
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$621
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$641
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$640
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$746
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$638
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$664
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$643
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$640