Bissau vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	22	96
🏙️ Population	492K	2.11M

The cost of living in Bissau is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6458th and 916th ($878 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and France, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9094th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Paris

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	Bissau	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$17184

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544