Bissau vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$389
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$152
😷 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 102% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6458th and 8914th ($878 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Karachi. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9094th and 6414th 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
$6.4
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2328
$1646

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561