Bissau vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bissau	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$878	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2151	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$389	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$647	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$106	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	4	30
😀 Quality of life	22	55
🏙️ Population	492K	431K

The cost of living in Bissau is 14% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6458th and 5494th ($878 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Guinea-Bissau and Namibia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9094th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Windhoek

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	Bissau	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.4	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.03	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$702	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.3	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.63%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1397	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.54	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.48	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.32	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.89	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.68	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.9	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2328	$5907

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$852
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1127
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$537
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$518
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$990
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1178
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1058
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1236
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$993
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1229
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1320
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$1016
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1145
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1323
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$619
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1257
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1257
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$659
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$1001
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$535
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$503
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$583
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$999
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$508
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$507
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$507
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$502
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$979
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$977
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$508
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$502
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$508
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$515
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1097

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892