Bissau vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	82
😀 Quality of life	18	90
🏙️ Population	492K	468K

The cost of living in Bissau is 62% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6252nd and 1213th ($895 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 9139th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766