Bissau vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3601
🏠 One person rent	$363	$911
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1611
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1829
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	4	93
😀 Quality of life	21	87
🏙️ Population	492K	1.38M

The cost of living in Bissau is 45% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6340th and 3363rd ($827 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 8819th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Prague

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	Bissau	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$12277

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120