Bissau vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2098
🏠 One person rent	$393	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$205
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$994
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	4	29
😀 Quality of life	15	44
🏙️ Population	492K	6.17M

The cost of living in Bissau is 15% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 6166th and 6548th ($889 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Maoming ranked 132nd in China, while ranked 9033rd and 6627th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Maoming

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	Bissau	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$2.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$3.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$970
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$42.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$6440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$3663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$71.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$18483

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014