Bissau vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$363	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	4	62
😀 Quality of life	21	80
🏙️ Population	492K	581K

The cost of living in Bissau is 34% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6340th and 4316th ($827 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Lithuania, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 8819th and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Vilnius

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	Bissau	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$8531

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302