Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 84.5% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$8.82
YER2,210
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$8.58
YER2,149
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$2.61
YER654
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.75
YER15,216
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$38.18
YER9,562
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$47.56
YER11,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$277.44
YER69,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$188.93
YER47,317
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$48.61
YER12,174
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$80.78
YER20,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,233.72
YER809,886
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$57.31
YER14,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$59.92
YER15,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$78.57
YER19,677
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$71.63
YER17,941
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$76.25
YER19,097
|
|
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