Bissau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$889
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2085
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$393
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$698
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$396
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
96
😀 Quality of life
15
79
🏙️ Population
492K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bissau is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6166th and 5948th ($889 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9033rd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bissau Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.2
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$534
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1455
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.19
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.26
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.5
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.71
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.78
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.4
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2979
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$866
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1039
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$569
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$520
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$488
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$972
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1062
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1051
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1030
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1203
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$974
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1095
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1198
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$994
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1003
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1213
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$649
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1138
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1146
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$678
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$983
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$979
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$528
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$494
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$574
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$971
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$497
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$496
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$495
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$495
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$494
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$835
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$840
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$498
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$494
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$496
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$503
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618