Bissau vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	4	78
😀 Quality of life	21	85
🏙️ Population	492K	936K

The cost of living in Bissau is 61% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6340th and 1551st ($827 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guinea-Bissau and Israel, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 8819th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Jerusalem

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	Bissau	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511