Bissau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$857
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2099
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$379
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
4
99
😀 Quality of life
22
76
🏙️ Population
492K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 25% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6518th and 4880th ($857 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9061st and 1178th 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
$6.11
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.44
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.63
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2320
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$831
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1109
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1119
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$611
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$545
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$527
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$983
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1164
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1163
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1050
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1214
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$984
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1206
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1281
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1005
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1141
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1272
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1140
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$619
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1231
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1219
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$653
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$998
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$993
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$518
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$487
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$561
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$993
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$493
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$494
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$494
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$486
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$487
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$987
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$979
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$495
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$487
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$495
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$501
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1076

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789