Bissau vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$363	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	4	92
😀 Quality of life	21	86
🏙️ Population	492K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bissau is 52% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6340th and 2624th ($827 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Italy, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 8819th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Rome

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	Bissau	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201