Bissau vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$397	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$1614
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	4	74
😀 Quality of life	18	62
🏙️ Population	492K	4.43M

The cost of living in Bissau is 17% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6252nd and 5031st ($895 vs $1082) 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 9139th and 5648th 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	$6.63	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915