Bissau vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$4332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	4	61
😀 Quality of life	15	87
🏙️ Population	492K	246K

The cost of living in Bissau is 52% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 6166th and 2276th ($889 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 9033rd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Louisville

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	Bissau	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$13601

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954