Bissau vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$363	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	4	95
😀 Quality of life	21	62
🏙️ Population	492K	6.21M

The cost of living in Bissau is 10% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6340th and 5954th ($827 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 8819th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Bissau	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562