Bissau vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$806
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$2242
🏠 One person rent	$393	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$716
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$457
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	4	28
😀 Quality of life	15	56
🏙️ Population	492K	2.82M

The cost of living in Bissau is 10% more expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 6166th and 6414th ($889 vs $806) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Guinea-Bissau and Brazil, respectively. Check Guinea-Bissau vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bissau compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Brasilia ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 9033rd and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bissau	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$1454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$61
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$8.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$11560

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Cities near Bissau

Distance	City	Cost of living
108 km or 67 mi	Bafata	$866
109 km or 68 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
135 km or 84 mi	Kolda	$1039
194 km or 120 mi	Brikama	$569
204 km or 127 mi	Lamin	$520
207 km or 128 mi	Banjul	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Boffa	$972
259 km or 161 mi	Kaolack	$1062
287 km or 179 mi	Fatick	$1051
333 km or 207 mi	Conakry	$1030
355 km or 221 mi	Thies	$1203
357 km or 222 mi	Forecariah	$974
366 km or 227 mi	Rufisque	$1095
378 km or 235 mi	Dakar	$1198
417 km or 259 mi	Mamou	$994
423 km or 263 mi	Louga	$1003
456 km or 283 mi	Freetown	$1213
474 km or 295 mi	Saint-Louis	$1018
518 km or 322 mi	Rosso	$649
605 km or 376 mi	Bo	$1138
655 km or 407 mi	Kenema	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Nouakchott	$678
701 km or 436 mi	Gueckedou	$983
706 km or 439 mi	Kankan	$979
811 km or 504 mi	Monrovia	$528
826 km or 513 mi	Kakata	$494
831 km or 516 mi	Bamako	$574
872 km or 542 mi	Nzerekore	$971
879 km or 546 mi	Koulikoro	$497
885 km or 550 mi	Bougouni	$496
903 km or 561 mi	Banamba	$495
906 km or 563 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
908 km or 564 mi	Yekepa	$494
921 km or 572 mi	Praia	$835
944 km or 586 mi	Assomada	$840
1027 km or 638 mi	Segou	$498
1048 km or 651 mi	Greenville	$494
1052 km or 654 mi	Markala	$496
1083 km or 673 mi	Sikasso	$503
1121 km or 697 mi	Korhogo	$1047

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613