Bissau vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$397	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	4	86
😀 Quality of life	18	93
🏙️ Population	492K	1.39M

The cost of living in Bissau is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6252nd and 43rd ($895 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Guinea-Bissau and the United States, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 9139th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs San Diego

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	Bissau	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782