Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.4 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Austria instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 75.4% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
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pay 12.2% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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