Bissau vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bissau	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$889	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2085	$1824
🏠 One person rent	$393	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$698	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$396	$437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	4	56
😀 Quality of life	15	58
🏙️ Population	492K	2.42M

The cost of living in Bissau is 20% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6166th and 6712th ($889 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 Salvador. Bissau ranked 1st best city to live in Guinea-Bissau vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 9033rd and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bissau vs Salvador

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	Bissau	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.2	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$441	$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.4	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1455	$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.19	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.26	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.5	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.71	$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.4	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2979	$10964

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$599
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$604
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$602
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$545
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$579
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$471
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$406
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$640
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$670
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$529
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$538
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$602
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$542
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$611
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$519
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$597
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$414
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$412
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$582
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$630
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$553
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$589
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$610
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$557
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$545
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$495
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$573
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$556
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$573
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$608
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610