Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.4 times more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
F CFA800
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
F CFA551
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.56
€7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.28
F CFA3,787
|
$6.08
€5.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
F CFA3,630
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
€1.28
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
€0.78
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
F CFA2,767
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.47
F CFA5,707
|
$51.44
€47.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,126.94
€26,772.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.05
F CFA4,252
|
$18.28
€16.80
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.68
€31.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.73
F CFA265,725
|
$1,084.25
€996.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.99
F CFA138,063
|
$798.73
€734.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.04
F CFA46,451
|
$239.11
€219.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$264.10
€242.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,747.24
€13,554.92
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
F CFA950
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
F CFA1,251
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$43.96
€40.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.66
F CFA1,000
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
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pay 3.6% more for clothing
Bissau
|
Vienna
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
F CFA55,027
|
$101.40
€93.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.08
F CFA35,017
|
$43.91
€40.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.97
F CFA50,024
|
$95.61
€87.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.86
F CFA65,032
|
$121.29
€111.49
|
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