Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 25.3% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Austria, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.38
€14.59
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$1.31
F CFA813
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.28
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.15
€7.73
|
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
€5.33
|
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.75
|
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.09
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.44
F CFA277
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
€1.79
|
$0.07
F CFA46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.59
F CFA369
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.30
€5.98
|
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.89
€46.36
|
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.20
€19.16
|
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$834.31
€791.23
|
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$704.76
€668.37
|
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$436.40
€413.87
|
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.65
€4.41
|
$1.55
F CFA966
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
€3.44
|
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€43.52
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.58
€11.93
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.74
€112.61
|
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
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