Bissau vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$380	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	100
😀 Quality of life	26	96
🏙️ Population	492K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bissau is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6393rd and 6th ($799 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 8747th and 8th 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	$6.13	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$17859

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$778
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1049
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$556
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$486
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$968
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1081
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1068
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1024
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1009
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$971
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1067
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1179
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$989
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1070
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$751
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$584
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$689
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$689
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$618
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$977
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$975
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$501
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$470
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$518
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$972
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$471
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$472
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$471
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$469
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$692
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$692
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$470
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$468
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$471
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$479
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$976

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028