Bissau vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$389	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	73
😀 Quality of life	22	65
🏙️ Population	492K	4.8M

The cost of living in Bissau is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6458th and 4839th ($878 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea-Bissau and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9094th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Johannesburg

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	Bissau	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$5808

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950