Bissau vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$765
🏠 One person rent
$380
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
4
36
😀 Quality of life
26
17
🏙️ Population
492K
1.48M

The cost of living in Bissau is 126% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6393rd and 9080th ($799 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 8747th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bissau Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$704

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617