Bissau vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	94
😀 Quality of life	21	93
🏙️ Population	492K	664K

The cost of living in Bissau is 65% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6340th and 1038th ($827 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guinea-Bissau and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 8819th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Rotterdam

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	Bissau	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514