Bissau vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$379	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	4	46
😀 Quality of life	22	54
🏙️ Population	492K	2.49M

The cost of living in Bissau is 20% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6518th and 5103rd ($857 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Guinea-Bissau and Cuba, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 9061st and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Havana

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	Bissau	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$7234

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$831
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1119
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$545
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$527
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$983
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1164
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1163
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1050
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1214
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$984
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1206
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1281
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1005
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1141
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1272
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1231
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1219
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$653
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$998
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$993
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$518
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$561
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$993
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$493
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$494
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$494
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$987
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$979
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$495
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$495
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$501
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607