Bissau vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bissau	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2099	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$379	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$625	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.4	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	4	57
😀 Quality of life	22	63
🏙️ Population	492K	2.42M

The cost of living in Bissau is 3% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6518th and 6337th ($857 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 9061st and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Salvador

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	Bissau	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.77%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.44	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.63	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.3	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.28	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.62	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.2	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.8	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2320	$15139

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$831
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1119
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$545
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$527
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$983
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1164
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1163
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1050
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1214
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$984
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1206
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1281
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1005
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1141
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1272
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1231
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1219
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$653
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$998
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$993
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$518
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$487
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$561
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$993
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$493
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$494
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$494
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$487
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$987
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$979
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$495
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$487
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$495
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$501
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1076

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751