Bissau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2151
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$389
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$647
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$106
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
95
😀 Quality of life
22
77
🏙️ Population
492K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bissau is 7% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6458th and 6106th ($878 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9094th and 1113th 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
$6.4
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.03
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$702
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.63%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1397
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.85
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.89
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.68
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$770
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2328
$22916

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638