Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.5 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Austria
- Groceries
-
pay 3.5 times more in Austria
- Transportation
-
pay 76.3% more in Austria
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Austria
- Childcare
-
pay 3.4 times more in Austria
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.5 times more in Austria
- Clothing
-
pay 2.2% less in Austria
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Austria are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Austria.
If you lived in Austria instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA2,881
|
$15.38
€13.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,540
|
$10.63
€9.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA768
|
$3.11
€2.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA960
|
$2.40
€2.15
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA529
|
$2.51
€2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,276
|
$8.15
€7.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,635
|
$5.62
€5.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA2,881
|
$4.05
€3.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,484
|
$6.06
€5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,089
|
$1.15
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA261
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,089
|
$1.36
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA44
|
$1.88
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA348
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA348
|
$0.80
€0.72
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,656
|
$6.30
€5.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA15,028
|
$48.89
€43.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA18,821,241
|
$26,790.93
€24,001.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,081
|
$20.20
€18.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA26,603
|
$36.05
€32.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA255,020
|
$834.31
€747.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA132,502
|
$704.76
€631.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA44,580
|
$275.88
€247.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA449,945
|
$436.40
€390.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,356,041
|
$14,173.71
€12,698.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA912
|
$4.65
€4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,200
|
$3.63
€3.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA960
|
$6.56
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA33,606
|
$45.89
€41.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA960
|
$12.58
€11.27
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA52,810
|
$85.11
€76.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA33,606
|
$43.90
€39.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA48,009
|
$88.16
€78.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA62,412
|
$118.74
€106.38
|
|
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