Bissau vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$397	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	18	63
🏙️ Population	492K	1.32M

The cost of living in Bissau is 28% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6252nd and 7112th ($895 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 9139th and 5499th 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	$6.63	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$8855

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668