Bissau vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$363	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	4	29
😀 Quality of life	21	36
🏙️ Population	492K	159K

The cost of living in Bissau is 2% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6340th and 6298th ($827 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 8819th and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Praia

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	Bissau	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491