Bissau vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$380	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$694
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$380
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	26	60
🏙️ Population	492K	1.32M

The cost of living in Bissau is 9% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6393rd and 6649th ($799 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 48th in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Guarulhos ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 8747th and 5426th 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	$6.13	$8.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$36.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	10.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$1247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$8.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$11753

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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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$674
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$680
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$680
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$677
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$711
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$744
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$690
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$669
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$662
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$645
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$662
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$652
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$651
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$680
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$678
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$813
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$678
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$683