Cost of living comparison

 Bangladesh
compared to
 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

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
pay 4.3 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare
pay 13.9 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing
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.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·

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

Improve prices ·
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
Share this

Compare by city

Select a city in Bangladesh
Select a city..
compared to
Select a city in Guinea-Bissau
Select a city..
For example, try comparing the cost of living in Dhaka vs. Bissau

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Guinea-Bissau or Bangladesh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.