Bissau vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$363	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	48
😀 Quality of life	21	31
🏙️ Population	492K	2.81M

The cost of living in Bissau is 9% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6340th and 5997th ($827 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guinea-Bissau and Sudan, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 8819th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Omdurman

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	Bissau	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482