Bissau vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$389	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$495
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	25
😀 Quality of life	22	60
🏙️ Population	492K	2.3M

The cost of living in Bissau is 7% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6458th and 6673rd ($878 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 9094th and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Manaus

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	Bissau	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$4934

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702