Bissau vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$393	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	36
😀 Quality of life	15	48
🏙️ Population	492K	2.47M

The cost of living in Bissau is 30% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6166th and 7016th ($889 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Guinea-Bissau and Zambia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 9033rd and 6308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Lusaka

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	Bissau	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$5845

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670