Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 52.8% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 20.9% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.12
|
$5.00
GNF43,068
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.32
|
$10.77
GNF92,808
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$1.37
GNF11,839
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$1.20
GNF10,336
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.73
GNF6,298
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.08
|
$9.28
GNF79,928
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.10
|
$8.54
GNF73,555
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.27
GNF19,539
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.17
|
$3.52
GNF30,280
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$1.08
GNF9,299
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$1.09
GNF9,400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.29
|
$0.70
GNF6,013
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.99
GNF8,550
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.74
GNF6,396
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.08
|
$4.77
GNF41,090
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,854.39
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.13
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.93
|
$90.45
GNF779,146
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN548.62
|
$523.54
GNF4,509,607
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN401.75
|
$387.45
GNF3,337,334
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN140.96
|
$61.18
GNF526,955
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN619.85
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,920,543
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,254.19
|
$6,389.60
GNF55,038,032
|
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$2.37
GNF20,444
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$2.00
GNF17,227
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.85
|
$1.08
GNF9,313
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.92
|
$55.02
GNF473,912
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.63
|
$4.63
GNF39,910
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.56
|
$20.00
GNF172,274
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.36
|
$25.00
GNF215,342
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN136.98
|
$30.00
GNF258,411
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.13
|
$50.00
GNF430,685
|
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