Bissau vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bissau	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2176	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$397	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$392	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$50	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$124	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	26
😀 Quality of life	18	77
🏙️ Population	492K	687K

The cost of living in Bissau is 39% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 6252nd and 4103rd ($895 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 61st in Guinea-Bissau and Spain, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 9139th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Zaragoza

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	Bissau	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.94	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$437	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.75%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$928	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.43	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.3	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.2	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.7	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$761	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2302	$8269

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581