Bissau vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$995
🏠 One person rent
$380
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
4
63
😀 Quality of life
26
53
🏙️ Population
492K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 91% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6393rd and 8902nd ($799 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Pakistan, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 8747th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bissau Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$1093

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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 Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546