Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Austria

Austria vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Austria is 77.9% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Austria
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Austria
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Austria
Housing: pay 91.1% more in Austria
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Austria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% more in Austria
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Austria

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Guinea. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Austria.

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Austria vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Austria instead of Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Guinea	Austria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$17.46 €15.54	+277.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$12.35 €10.99	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$3.78 €3.36	+117.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$3.01 €2.68
Average			+136.8%

Guinea vs. Austria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Guinea	Austria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.57 €2.29	+73.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$8.98 €8.00	-22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$6.13 €5.46	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$4.57 €4.06	+5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$6.11 €5.44	+199.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.25 €1.11	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$1.00 €0.89	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.36 €1.21	+67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.85 €1.65	+86.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.97 €0.86	+53.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.97 €0.86	+54.3%
Average			+31.6%

Guinea vs. Austria - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Guinea	Austria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$7.11 €6.33	+35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$57.51 €51.19	+101.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$29,576.16 €26,323.85	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$24.10 €21.45	+171.8%
Average			+41.7%

Guinea vs. Austria - Cost of transportation

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pay 91.1% more for housing

	Guinea	Austria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$35.97 €32.02	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$964.19 €858.16	+89.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$803.82 €715.43	+152.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$265.50 €236.31	+99.9%
Average			+91.1%

Guinea vs. Austria - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Guinea	Austria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$557.81 €496.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$16,914.08 €15,054.14	+165.8%
Average			+165.8%

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pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Austria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$5.34 €4.75	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.45 €3.96	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$7.41 €6.59	+537.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$46.11 €41.04	-48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$13.84 €12.32	+241.6%
Average			+50.0%

Guinea vs. Austria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Austria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$95.22 €84.75	+376.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$45.58 €40.57	+82.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$102.93 €91.61	+243.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$120.01 €106.82	+140.0%
Average			+190.8%

Guinea vs. Austria - Cost of clothing

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