Bissau vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$363	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	72
😀 Quality of life	21	78
🏙️ Population	492K	7.01M

The cost of living in Bissau is 49% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6340th and 2911th ($827 vs $1637) 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8819th and 733rd 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	$6.01	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$10598

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529