Bissau vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$3346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	84
😀 Quality of life	21	94
🏙️ Population	492K	1.91M

The cost of living in Bissau is 59% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6340th and 1818th ($827 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea-Bissau and Germany, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 8819th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Hamburg City

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	Bissau	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$24460

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321