Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 4.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
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