Bissau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$380
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
4
100
😀 Quality of life
26
78
🏙️ Population
492K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6393rd and 4461st ($799 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8747th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Shanghai

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Bissau Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.13
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740