Bissau vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$2551
🏠 One person rent	$380	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$440
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	37
😀 Quality of life	26	47
🏙️ Population	492K	2.15M

The cost of living in Bissau is 17% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 6393rd and 5620th ($799 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 8747th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Harare

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	Bissau	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$7309

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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 Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$761
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$689
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$645
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$722
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$837
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$993
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$970
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$795
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1014
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$363
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$332
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$327
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$367
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$550
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$326
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$734
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$332
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1210
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$992
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1238
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1236
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$511
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$554
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1107
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$337
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$605
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1121
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$338
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1176
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$953
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$866