Bissau vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$363	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	70
😀 Quality of life	21	81
🏙️ Population	492K	330K

The cost of living in Bissau is 36% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6340th and 4211th ($827 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guinea-Bissau and Cyprus, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8819th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Nicosia

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	Bissau	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647