Bissau vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	21	95
🏙️ Population	492K	2.15M

The cost of living in Bissau is 64% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6340th and 1222nd ($827 vs $2267) 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8819th and 25th 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	$6.01	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293