Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 55.8% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 26.9% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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