Bissau vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$363	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	54
😀 Quality of life	21	54
🏙️ Population	492K	1.49M

The cost of living in Bissau is 23% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6340th and 7055th ($827 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 8819th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Recife

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	Bissau	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509