Bissau vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	4	78
😀 Quality of life	18	90
🏙️ Population	492K	689K

The cost of living in Bissau is 65% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6252nd and 832nd ($895 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st in Guinea-Bissau and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 9139th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$30339

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508