Bissau vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$393	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$692
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$567
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	4	47
😀 Quality of life	15	58
🏙️ Population	492K	2.65M

The cost of living in Bissau is 2% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6166th and 6095th ($889 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Ecuador, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 9033rd and 5554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Guayaquil

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	Bissau	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	8.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$37.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$6982

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$808
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$722
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$827
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$761
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$813
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$594
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$770
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$760
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$545
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$870
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$454
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$574
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$495
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$902
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$504
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$498
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$528
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$564
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$509
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$517
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$504
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$544
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$488
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$515
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$500
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$549
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$462
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$398
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$699
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$733
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$718
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$652
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$679
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$520
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$496