Bissau vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$363	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$568
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	4	14
😀 Quality of life	21	47
🏙️ Population	492K	1.08M

The cost of living in Bissau is 23% more expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 6340th and 7033rd ($827 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 8819th and 6451st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Nouakchott

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	Bissau	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$25.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$88.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	16.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$82
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$6979

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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 Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$647
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$970
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1052
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1046
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1114
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$998
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1000
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$477
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$507
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$552
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$964
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$804
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$827
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$840
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$838
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$998
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$1019
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$998
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1061
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$491
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$559
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$1346
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$1007
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$490
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$489
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$489
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1500