Bhutan vs Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$127
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$1245
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$1626
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$1532
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
5.45
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
58.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
25
🌐 English speaking %
75%
1%
🎓 Higher education
1
9
😀 Quality of life
48
25
🏙️ Population
808K
12.7M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 56% less expensive than in Guinea ($916). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 85th for Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bhutan compared to 1.8 months in Guinea. Ranked 86th and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Guinea

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 7 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bhutan Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$901
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$47.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$96.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
11.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$2.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$759
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$7020

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$389
79.2K
Paro
$470
11.4K

In Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Conakry
$950
1.67M
Nzerekore
$850
280K
Mamou
$870
376K
Kankan
$872
191K
Gueckedou
$874
222K
Boffa
$855
27K
Forecariah
$857
23K