Bissau vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$363	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	4	18
😀 Quality of life	21	60
🏙️ Population	492K	932K

The cost of living in Bissau is 49% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 6340th and 3004th ($827 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Guinea-Bissau and Spain, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 8819th and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Tenerife

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	Bissau	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291