Bissau vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$389
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
4
99
😀 Quality of life
22
75
🏙️ Population
492K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bissau is 22% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6458th and 4971st ($878 vs $1126) 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 9094th and 1655th 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
$6.4
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2328
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$852
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1108
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1127
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$605
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$537
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$518
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$990
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1178
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1058
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1236
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$993
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1229
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1320
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1016
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1145
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1323
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1147
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$619
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1257
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1257
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$659
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1004
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1001
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$535
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$503
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$583
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$999
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$508
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$507
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$507
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$501
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$502
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$979
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$977
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$508
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$502
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$508
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$515
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1097

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765