Bissau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$393	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	15	99
🏙️ Population	492K	4.84M

The cost of living in Bissau is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6166th and 312th ($889 vs $2801) 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 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9033rd and 4th 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	$6.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$18951

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754