Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 23.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$51.29
YER12,844
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$31.99
YER8,011
|
|
pay 51.6% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$83.76
YER20,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$247.69
YER62,021
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$175.00
YER43,821
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$77.17
YER19,324
|
|
pay 87.1% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$76.95
YER19,268
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$3,403.23
YER852,170
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$77.72
YER19,462
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$67.84
YER16,986
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$87.06
YER21,799
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$81.85
YER20,495
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$113.24
YER28,355
|
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