Bissau vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$363	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	4	87
😀 Quality of life	21	91
🏙️ Population	492K	1.39M

The cost of living in Bissau is 76% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6340th and 36th ($827 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 8819th and 95th 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	$6.01	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759