Bissau vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$363	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	63
😀 Quality of life	21	50
🏙️ Population	492K	14.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 87% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6340th and 8872nd ($827 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea-Bissau and Pakistan, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 8819th and 6253rd 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	$6.01	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$1405

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552