Bissau vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bissau	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$827	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$363	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.2	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1044	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	4	19
😀 Quality of life	21	38
🏙️ Population	492K	7.01M

The cost of living in Bissau is 30% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6340th and 7314th ($827 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Guinea-Bissau and China, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bissau compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 8819th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Zhumadian

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	Bissau	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$228	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.4	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1539	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$910	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.08	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.35	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.08	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$766	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2321	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504