Bissau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$393
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
4
100
😀 Quality of life
15
79
🏙️ Population
492K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6166th and 4780th ($889 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9033rd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bissau Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.2
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1455
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.19
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.26
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.71
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2979
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$866
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1039
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$569
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$520
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$488
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$972
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1062
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1051
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1030
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1203
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$974
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1095
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1198
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$994
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1003
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1213
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$649
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1138
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$678
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$983
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$979
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$528
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$494
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$574
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$971
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$497
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$496
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$495
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$495
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$494
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$835
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$840
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$498
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$494
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$496
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$503
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774