Bissau vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$380
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
4
35
😀 Quality of life
26
23
🏙️ Population
492K
2.96M

The cost of living in Bissau is 53% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6393rd and 8335th ($799 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Yemen, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8747th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Sanaa

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Bissau Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$778
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1049
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$556
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$486
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$441
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$968
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1081
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1068
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1024
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1009
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$971
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1067
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1179
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$989
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1070
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$751
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$584
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$689
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$689
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$618
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$977
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$975
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$501
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$470
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$518
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$972
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$471
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$472
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$471
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$469
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$469
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$692
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$692
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$470
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$468
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$471
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$479
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$976

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840