Bissau vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$363	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$1581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	4	38
😀 Quality of life	21	76
🏙️ Population	492K	767K

The cost of living in Bissau is 34% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6340th and 4331st ($827 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Guinea-Bissau and Croatia, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 8819th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Zagreb

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	Bissau	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$10861

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747