Bissau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$363	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	100
😀 Quality of life	21	95
🏙️ Population	492K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bissau is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6340th and 3rd ($827 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8819th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs New York City

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	Bissau	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111