Bissau vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$2581
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$6268
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2779
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$633
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$4532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	4	92
😀 Quality of life	18	95
🏙️ Population	492K	548K

The cost of living in Bissau is 65% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 6252nd and 749th ($895 vs $2581) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Guinea-Bissau and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 9139th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$7.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$5956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$4459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$33.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$4.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$2532
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$12471

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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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2228
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2589
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2718
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2568
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2414
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2178
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2087
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2230
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2374
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2235
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2238
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2706
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2089
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1860
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1514
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2318
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1639
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1818
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1804
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2359
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1696