Bissau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1843
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$380
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$655
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
96
😀 Quality of life
26
80
🏙️ Population
492K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bissau is 15% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6393rd and 5744th ($799 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8747th and 460th 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
$6.13
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.98
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$560
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$515
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1632
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.98
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.44
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.66
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.01
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2749
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$778
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$1049
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$556
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$486
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$441
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$968
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1081
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$1068
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1024
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1009
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$971
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1067
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1179
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$989
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$1070
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$751
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$584
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$689
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$689
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$618
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$977
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$975
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$501
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$470
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$518
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$972
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$471
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$472
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$471
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$469
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$469
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$692
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$692
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$470
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$468
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$471
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$479
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$976

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584