Bissau vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	10
😀 Quality of life	21	62
🏙️ Population	492K	274K

The cost of living in Bissau is 70% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6340th and 417th ($827 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 8819th and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Nassau

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	Bissau	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$14985

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682