Bissau vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4209
🏠 One person rent	$363	$892
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1501
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	82
😀 Quality of life	21	91
🏙️ Population	492K	548K

The cost of living in Bissau is 52% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 6340th and 2608th ($827 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th 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 1.6 months in Hanover. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Hanover ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 8819th and 93rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Hanover

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	Bissau	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$815
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1063
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$4316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$2823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$8.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$406
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$26877

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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 Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1599
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1595
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1585
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1590
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1587
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1552
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1551
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1544
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1532
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1564
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1558
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1559
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1552
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1560
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1466
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1458
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1530
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1549
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1498
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1460
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1512
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1407
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1371
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1482
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1411
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1371
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1401
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1417
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1517
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1515
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1418
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1469
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1431
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1558
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1352
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1442
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1423
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1420
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1421