Bissau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$895
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2176
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$397
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$50
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
96
😀 Quality of life
18
78
🏙️ Population
492K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bissau is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6252nd and 6334th ($895 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 9139th and 1094th 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
$6.63
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.94
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.75%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1518
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$928
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.15
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.42
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.22
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2302
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$872
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1044
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$598
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$541
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$516
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$999
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1088
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1084
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1067
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1140
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$999
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1141
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1221
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1021
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1060
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1347
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$630
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1283
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1281
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$662
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1010
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1007
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$536
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$502
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$583
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$1003
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$506
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$508
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$506
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$503
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$503
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$964
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$962
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$506
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$502
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$508
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$514
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$1099

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634