Cost of living comparison

 Managua, Nicaragua
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 49.6% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants
pay 74.6% more in Bissau
Groceries
pay 29.5% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 17.4% more in Bissau
Housing
pay 16.6% more in Bissau
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.3% less in Bissau
Clothing
pay 8.4% less in Bissau

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and housing in Bissau are more expensive than in Managua. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Bissau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bissau instead of Managua, you would:

pay 74.6% more for restaurants

 
Managua
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.08
NIO150.14
$4.90
F CFA2,743
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
NIO257.60
$9.43
F CFA5,276
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.65
NIO24.03
$1.31
F CFA732

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pay 29.5% more for groceries

 
Managua
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.67
NIO61.40
$0.90
F CFA504
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.35
NIO86.64
$7.28
F CFA4,072
Milk (1 gallon) $4.20
NIO154.48
$6.18
F CFA3,461

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

 
Managua
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.07
NIO186.50
$4.52
F CFA2,529
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.57
F CFA14,311
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,000.00
NIO809,600.00
$32,027.10
F CFA17,924,365

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pay 16.6% more for housing

 
Managua
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.10
NIO1,622.94
$45.27
F CFA25,335
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $250.00
NIO9,200.00
$433.95
F CFA242,868
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $250.00
NIO9,200.00
$225.47
F CFA126,188

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Managua
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $125.56
NIO4,620.44
$765.65
F CFA428,504
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,800.00
NIO176,640.00
$2,307.50
F CFA1,291,422

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pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Managua
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.36
NIO50.05
$1.55
F CFA869
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.21
NIO81.48
$2.04
F CFA1,143
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.66
NIO97.86
$1.63
F CFA914

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pay 8.4% less for clothing

 
Managua
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.93
NIO2,757.38
$89.86
F CFA50,294
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.67
NIO2,085.33
$57.19
F CFA32,005
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.40
NIO4,026.00
$81.69
F CFA45,721

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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