Bissau vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$363	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	42
😀 Quality of life	21	67
🏙️ Population	492K	881K

The cost of living in Bissau is 44% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6340th and 3517th ($827 vs $1479) 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 1.3 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 8819th and 3734th 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	$6.01	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$13616

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932