Bissau vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$363	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	24
😀 Quality of life	21	78
🏙️ Population	492K	592K

The cost of living in Bissau is 42% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6340th and 3759th ($827 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Guinea-Bissau and Spain, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 8819th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Malaga

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	Bissau	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$9532

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$804
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$964
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$507
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$477
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$998
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1000
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$998
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1061
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1052
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$998
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1046
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1114
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1019
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$970
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1346
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$647
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1278
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1272
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$675
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$523
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$569
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$490
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$489
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$491
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$840
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$838
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$490
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$489
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$499
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$916

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449