Bissau vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$397	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	38
😀 Quality of life	18	88
🏙️ Population	492K	549K

The cost of living in Bissau is 45% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6252nd and 3402nd ($895 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Guinea-Bissau and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 9139th and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Quebec City

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	Bissau	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$6103

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763