Bissau vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$2234
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	10
😀 Quality of life	18	67
🏙️ Population	492K	274K

The cost of living in Bissau is 67% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6252nd and 607th ($895 vs $2672) 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 0.1 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 9139th and 4772nd 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	$6.63	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$14961

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661