Bissau vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$389
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
4
66
😀 Quality of life
22
87
🏙️ Population
492K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bissau is 40% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6458th and 4144th ($878 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9094th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Sharjah

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Bissau Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.4
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2328
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492