Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 3.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$6.43
GNF55,346
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$10.77
GNF92,713
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$1.56
GNF13,438
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$1.20
GNF10,326
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$1.32
GNF11,365
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$9.28
GNF79,847
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$8.22
GNF70,702
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$2.80
GNF24,109
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$2.83
GNF24,395
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$1.35
GNF11,587
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$1.11
GNF9,513
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.92
GNF7,908
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$1.28
GNF11,042
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.72
GNF6,211
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$5.09
GNF43,762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$28.49
GNF245,154
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$33,000.00
GNF283,962,357
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$11.55
GNF99,387
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$80.91
GNF696,213
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$523.54
GNF4,505,013
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$462.34
GNF3,978,359
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
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pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,981,962
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$2.37
GNF20,423
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$2.00
GNF17,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$1.16
GNF10,003
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$70.01
GNF602,450
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$4.63
GNF39,869
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$20.00
GNF172,098
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$25.00
GNF215,123
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$30.00
GNF258,148
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$50.00
GNF430,246
|
|
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