Bissau vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$397	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	4	56
😀 Quality of life	18	62
🏙️ Population	492K	2.42M

The cost of living in Bissau is 13% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6252nd and 6702nd ($895 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 0.5 months in Salvador. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 9139th and 5621st 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	$6.63	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$13462

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699