Bissau vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$379	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	22	93
🏙️ Population	492K	3.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6518th and 62nd ($857 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Guinea-Bissau and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 9061st and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$23685

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Cities near Bissau

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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000