Bissau vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$363	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	4	22
😀 Quality of life	21	21
🏙️ Population	492K	2.45M

The cost of living in Bissau is 5% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 6340th and 6195th ($827 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 8819th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Ouagadougou

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	Bissau	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882