Bissau vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$363	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	4	63
😀 Quality of life	21	38
🏙️ Population	492K	1.27M

The cost of living in Bissau is 10% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6340th and 5917th ($827 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Guinea-Bissau and South Africa, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 8819th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Soweto

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	Bissau	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$3805

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Cities near Bissau

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

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003