Bissau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$389	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	22	98
🏙️ Population	492K	5.45M

The cost of living in Bissau is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6458th and 348th ($878 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Australia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9094th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Sydney

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	Bissau	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$21946

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Cities near Bissau

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864