Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 4.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.4 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Groceries
-
pay 2.6 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Transportation
-
pay 61.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Housing
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pay 4.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Childcare
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pay 13.9 times more in Guinea-Bissau
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 57.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
- Clothing
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pay 3.5 times more in Guinea-Bissau
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT163.69
|
$4.90
F CFA2,765
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT534.71
|
$9.43
F CFA5,318
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.75
|
$1.31
F CFA737
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.82
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT63.28
|
$0.90
F CFA508
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT461.06
|
$7.28
F CFA4,104
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT316.06
|
$6.18
F CFA3,489
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT135.10
|
$4.90
F CFA2,765
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT121.43
|
$5.93
F CFA3,344
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT107.12
|
$1.85
F CFA1,045
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.58
|
$0.44
F CFA251
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT97.08
|
$1.85
F CFA1,045
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.96
|
$0.07
F CFA42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.65
|
$0.59
F CFA334
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT30.34
|
$0.59
F CFA334
|
|
pay 61.8% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT446.80
|
$4.52
F CFA2,549
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,493.32
|
$25.57
F CFA14,425
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,129,669.38
|
$32,027.10
F CFA18,066,172
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT437.87
|
$6.94
F CFA3,917
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,882.04
|
$45.27
F CFA25,535
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,176.98
|
$433.95
F CFA244,790
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,778.62
|
$225.47
F CFA127,186
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,511.71
|
$75.86
F CFA42,791
|
|
pay 13.9 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,667.78
|
$765.65
F CFA431,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT116,765.12
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,301,639
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT461.68
|
$1.55
F CFA876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT166.73
|
$2.04
F CFA1,152
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT314.33
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,417.89
|
$57.19
F CFA32,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT445.76
|
$1.63
F CFA922
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,105.60
|
$89.86
F CFA50,691
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,047.79
|
$57.19
F CFA32,258
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,477.83
|
$81.69
F CFA46,083
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT4,015.06
|
$106.20
F CFA59,908
|
|
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