Bissau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2176
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$397
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
4
100
😀 Quality of life
18
77
🏙️ Population
492K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 21% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6252nd and 4879th ($895 vs $1128) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9139th and 1383rd 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
$6.63
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.15
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2302
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$872
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$598
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$541
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$516
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$999
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1088
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1084
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1067
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1140
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$999
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1141
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1221
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1021
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1060
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1347
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$630
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1283
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1281
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$662
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1010
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1007
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$536
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$502
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$583
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$1003
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$506
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$508
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$506
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$503
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$503
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$964
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$962
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$506
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$502
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$508
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$514
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1099

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753