Bissau vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$363	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	86
😀 Quality of life	21	93
🏙️ Population	492K	2.79M

The cost of living in Bissau is 66% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6340th and 861st ($827 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea-Bissau and Canada, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 8819th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Toronto

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	Bissau	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$17118

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095