Bissau vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bissau Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$827
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2050
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$363
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.2
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1044
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
96
😀 Quality of life
21
80
🏙️ Population
492K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bissau is 10% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6340th and 5950th ($827 vs $916) 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 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8819th and 545th 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
$6.01
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.55
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$439
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.27%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$910
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.08
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.35
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.08
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$766
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2321
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi Bafata
$804
109 km or 68 mi Ziguinchor
$953
135 km or 84 mi Kolda
$964
194 km or 120 mi Brikama
$552
204 km or 127 mi Lamin
$507
207 km or 128 mi Banjul
$477
254 km or 158 mi Boffa
$998
259 km or 161 mi Kaolack
$1000
287 km or 179 mi Fatick
$998
333 km or 207 mi Conakry
$1061
355 km or 221 mi Thies
$1052
357 km or 222 mi Forecariah
$998
366 km or 227 mi Rufisque
$1046
378 km or 235 mi Dakar
$1114
417 km or 259 mi Mamou
$1019
423 km or 263 mi Louga
$970
456 km or 283 mi Freetown
$1346
474 km or 295 mi Saint-Louis
$960
518 km or 322 mi Rosso
$647
605 km or 376 mi Bo
$1278
655 km or 407 mi Kenema
$1272
693 km or 430 mi Nouakchott
$675
701 km or 436 mi Gueckedou
$1009
706 km or 439 mi Kankan
$1007
811 km or 504 mi Monrovia
$523
826 km or 513 mi Kakata
$487
831 km or 516 mi Bamako
$569
872 km or 542 mi Nzerekore
$999
879 km or 546 mi Koulikoro
$490
885 km or 550 mi Bougouni
$489
903 km or 561 mi Banamba
$491
906 km or 563 mi Sanniquellie
$487
908 km or 564 mi Yekepa
$487
921 km or 572 mi Praia
$840
944 km or 586 mi Assomada
$838
1027 km or 638 mi Segou
$490
1048 km or 651 mi Greenville
$487
1052 km or 654 mi Markala
$489
1083 km or 673 mi Sikasso
$499
1121 km or 697 mi Korhogo
$916

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609