Bissau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$380
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
4
71
😀 Quality of life
26
74
🏙️ Population
492K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bissau is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6393rd and 2922nd ($799 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8747th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Riyadh

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Bissau Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$778
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1049
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$556
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$486
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$441
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$968
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1081
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1068
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1024
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1009
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$971
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1067
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1179
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$989
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1070
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$751
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$584
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$689
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$689
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$618
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$977
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$975
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$501
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$470
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$518
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$972
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$471
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$472
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$471
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$469
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$469
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$692
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$692
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$470
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$468
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$471
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$479
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$976

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561