Bissau vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$827
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2050
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$363
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$2174
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
4
65
😀 Quality of life
21
83
🏙️ Population
492K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bissau is 45% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6340th and 3460th ($827 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guinea-Bissau and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 8819th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bissau Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.08
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.08
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$766
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2321
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$804
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$953
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$964
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$552
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$507
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$477
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$998
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1000
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$998
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1061
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1052
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$998
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1046
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1114
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1019
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$970
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1346
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$960
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$647
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1278
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1272
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$675
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1009
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1007
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$487
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$569
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$999
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$490
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$489
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$491
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$487
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$487
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$840
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$838
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$490
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$487
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$489
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$499
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$916

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536