Bissau vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	18	100
🏙️ Population	492K	5.45M

The cost of living in Bissau is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6252nd and 649th ($895 vs $2640) 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 9139th and 3rd 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	$6.63	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$19140

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$872
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1044
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$598
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$541
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$516
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$999
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1088
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1084
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1067
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1140
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$999
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1141
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1221
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1021
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1060
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1347
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$630
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1283
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1281
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$662
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1007
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$536
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$502
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$506
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$508
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$506
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$503
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$964
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$962
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$506
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$514
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1099

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710