Bissau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$857
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2099
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$379
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
95
😀 Quality of life
22
76
🏙️ Population
492K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bissau is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6518th and 5618th ($857 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9061st and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Shenzhen

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Bissau Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1382
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.44
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.63
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.3
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.45
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.2
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$762
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2320
$21140

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648