Bissau vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	4	100
😀 Quality of life	21	91
🏙️ Population	492K	2.3M

The cost of living in Bissau is 63% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6340th and 1229th ($827 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th in Guinea-Bissau and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.9 months in Houston. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 8819th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$18964

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182