Bissau vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bissau	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1843	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$380	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	42
😀 Quality of life	26	67
🏙️ Population	492K	881K

The cost of living in Bissau is 39% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6393rd and 4138th ($799 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Panama, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 8747th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Panama City

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	Bissau	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.13	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.4	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.98	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$425	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$560	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$515	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.15%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1632	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.98	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.44	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.01	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2749	$9581

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Cities near Bissau

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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220