Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 48.9% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 27.0% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
$6.43
GNF55,427
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
$10.77
GNF92,849
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
$1.56
GNF13,458
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
$1.20
GNF10,341
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
$1.32
GNF11,382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
$9.28
GNF79,963
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
$8.22
GNF70,805
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
$2.80
GNF24,144
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
$2.83
GNF24,430
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
$1.35
GNF11,604
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
$1.11
GNF9,527
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
$0.92
GNF7,919
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
$1.28
GNF11,059
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.72
GNF6,220
|
|
pay 26.5% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
$5.09
GNF43,826
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
$28.49
GNF245,512
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
$33,000.00
GNF284,376,981
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
$11.55
GNF99,532
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
$80.91
GNF697,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
$523.54
GNF4,511,591
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
$462.34
GNF3,984,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
?? | |
pay 23.7% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,062,243
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
$2.37
GNF20,453
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
$2.00
GNF17,235
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
$1.16
GNF10,018
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
$70.01
GNF603,330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
$4.63
GNF39,927
|
|
pay 41.0% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
$20.00
GNF172,350
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
$25.00
GNF215,437
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
$30.00
GNF258,525
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
$50.00
GNF430,874
|
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