Bissau vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$4014
🏠 One person rent	$397	$1041
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1826
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$530
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$1866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	38
😀 Quality of life	18	77
🏙️ Population	492K	6.44K

The cost of living in Bissau is 49% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 6252nd and 2847th ($895 vs $1770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Guinea-Bissau and Malta, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.1 months in Valletta. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Valletta ranked 6th in Malta, while ranked 9139th and 1422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Valletta

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	Bissau	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$4177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$3714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$12705

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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 Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1951
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1739
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1577
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1697
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1666
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1579
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$1161
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1234
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1232
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$1085
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1298
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1301
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1176
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1141
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$1046
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1341
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$487
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$552
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$455
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$406
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$480
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1425
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1266
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$350
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$607
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$387
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$434
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$381
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$433
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$529
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1200
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1319
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$382
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$375