Bissau vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	4	78
😀 Quality of life	18	87
🏙️ Population	492K	936K

The cost of living in Bissau is 63% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6252nd and 950th ($895 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea-Bissau and Israel, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 9139th and 351st 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	$6.63	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$23696

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850