Bissau vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$380	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	72
😀 Quality of life	26	61
🏙️ Population	492K	4.43M

The cost of living in Bissau is 12% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6393rd and 5921st ($799 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 8747th and 5184th 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	$6.13	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$4829

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$778
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1049
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$556
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$486
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$968
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1081
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1068
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1024
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1009
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$971
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1067
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1179
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$989
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1070
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$751
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$689
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$689
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$618
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$977
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$975
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$501
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$470
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$518
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$972
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$471
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$472
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$471
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$469
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$692
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$692
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$470
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$468
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$471
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$479
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952