Bissau vs Hargeisa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Hargeisa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1623
🏠 One person rent	$363	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$403
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	11
😀 Quality of life	21	8
🏙️ Population	492K	760K

The cost of living in Bissau is 25% more expensive than in Hargeisa. Cities ranked 6340th and 7141st ($827 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea-Bissau and Somalia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Hargeisa. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Hargeisa ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 8819th and 9243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Hargeisa

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	Bissau	Hargeisa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	20.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3745
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$8448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$2.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$1.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$59.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$22.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$58.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$603

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hargeisa

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Borama	$518
140 km or 87 mi	Jijiga	$764
214 km or 133 mi	Harar	$718
230 km or 143 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
241 km or 149 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
247 km or 153 mi	Djibouti City	$571
253 km or 157 mi	Dikhil	$542
280 km or 174 mi	Obock	$540
375 km or 233 mi	Aden	$503
446 km or 277 mi	Taiz	$507
490 km or 304 mi	Ibb	$496
515 km or 320 mi	Dessie	$838
522 km or 324 mi	Zabid	$482
555 km or 345 mi	Dhamar	$486
587 km or 365 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
595 km or 369 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
624 km or 388 mi	Sayyan	$481
643 km or 400 mi	Sanaa	$546
663 km or 412 mi	Mekelle	$662
676 km or 420 mi	Awasa	$886
719 km or 446 mi	Baidoa	$706
763 km or 474 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
781 km or 485 mi	Mukalla	$484
795 km or 494 mi	Gondar	$897
820 km or 510 mi	Sa'dah	$482
821 km or 510 mi	Mendefera	$487
822 km or 511 mi	Jimma	$654
838 km or 521 mi	Massawa	$486
849 km or 527 mi	Mogadishu	$711
850 km or 528 mi	Asmara	$520
881 km or 548 mi	Najran	$937
921 km or 572 mi	Keren	$488
977 km or 607 mi	Abha	$910
1058 km or 657 mi	Kassala	$1006
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1067 km or 663 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1089 km or 677 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
1171 km or 728 mi	Bisha	$905
1222 km or 759 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
1274 km or 792 mi	Meru	$541