Bissau vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$363	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	4	27
😀 Quality of life	21	51
🏙️ Population	492K	84.1K

The cost of living in Bissau is 31% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6340th and 4503rd ($827 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 8819th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Port of Spain

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	Bissau	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$5597

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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 of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904