Bissau vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$857
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2099
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$379
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.4
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
4
63
😀 Quality of life
22
54
🏙️ Population
492K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 104% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6518th and 8923rd ($857 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guinea-Bissau and Pakistan, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9061st and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Karachi

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Bissau Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.44
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.63
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2320
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$831
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1119
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$611
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$545
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$527
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$983
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1164
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1163
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1050
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1214
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$984
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1206
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1281
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1005
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1141
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1272
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$619
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1231
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1219
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$653
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$998
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$993
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$518
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$487
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$561
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$993
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$493
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$494
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$494
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$486
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$487
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$987
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$979
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$495
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$487
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$495
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$501
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1076

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525