Bissau vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$363	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	26
😀 Quality of life	21	12
🏙️ Population	492K	2.12M

The cost of living in Bissau is 16% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6340th and 6832nd ($827 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Somalia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 8819th and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Mogadishu

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	Bissau	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$879

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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 Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752