Bissau vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$2589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	11
😀 Quality of life	22	66
🏙️ Population	492K	228K

The cost of living in Bissau is 68% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 6458th and 503rd ($878 vs $2744) 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 0.9 months in Nassau. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 9094th and 4997th 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	$6.4	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$16513

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664