Bissau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	82
😀 Quality of life	21	88
🏙️ Population	492K	468K

The cost of living in Bissau is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6340th and 972nd ($827 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Guinea-Bissau and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 8819th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Raleigh

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	Bissau	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682