Bissau vs Port-au-Prince - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Port-au-Prince
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1349
🏠 One person rent	$363	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$446
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$208
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$50.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	22
😀 Quality of life	21	35
🏙️ Population	492K	987K

The cost of living in Bissau is 52% more expensive than in Port-au-Prince. Cities ranked 6340th and 8307th ($827 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Haiti, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Haiti comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.7 months in Port-au-Prince. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Port-au-Prince ranked 1st in Haiti, while ranked 8819th and 7453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Port-au-Prince

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	Bissau	Port-au-Prince
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	12.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$3207

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Port-au-Prince

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Delmas	$520
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Carrefour	$527
6.7 km or 4.1 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
74 km or 46 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
80 km or 50 mi	Miragoane	$507
91 km or 56 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
107 km or 66 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
107 km or 67 mi	Gonaives	$521
121 km or 75 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
135 km or 84 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
136 km or 84 mi	Barahona	$707
147 km or 92 mi	Sabaneta	$715
169 km or 105 mi	Azua	$750
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
200 km or 124 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
205 km or 127 mi	La Vega	$561
209 km or 130 mi	Bonao	$545
214 km or 133 mi	Bani	$695
222 km or 138 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
233 km or 145 mi	San Cristobal	$812
234 km or 145 mi	Sosua	$961
235 km or 146 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
237 km or 148 mi	Cotui	$645
243 km or 151 mi	Cabarete	$774
258 km or 160 mi	Santo Domingo	$928
278 km or 173 mi	Nagua	$773
288 km or 179 mi	Boca Chica	$784
320 km or 199 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Samana	$692
348 km or 217 mi	El Seibo	$733
349 km or 217 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
355 km or 221 mi	La Romana	$656
357 km or 222 mi	Moa	$1830
382 km or 238 mi	Higuey	$735
401 km or 249 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
418 km or 260 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
426 km or 265 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
436 km or 271 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
474 km or 295 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197