Bissau vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$397	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$252
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	25
😀 Quality of life	18	15
🏙️ Population	492K	2.12M

The cost of living in Bissau is 25% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 6252nd and 7013th ($895 vs $715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Somalia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Mogadishu ranked 2nd in Somalia, while ranked 9139th and 9189th 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	$6.63	$3.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$78.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$4802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$9000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$5.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$3.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$26.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$15
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$26.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$50.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$575

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$724
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$548
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$694
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$1169
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$1175
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$549
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$502
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$596
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$1031
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$460
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$420
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$811
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$552
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$559
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$503
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$533
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$586
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$560
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$528
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$802
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$612
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$567
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$1039
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$517
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$543
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$511
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$654
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$623
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$522
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$421
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$512
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1585
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$582
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$499
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$864