Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.7 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$8.82
YER2,210
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$8.58
YER2,149
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$2.61
YER654
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$60.75
YER15,216
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$38.18
YER9,562
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$47.56
YER11,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$277.44
YER69,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$188.93
YER47,317
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$48.61
YER12,174
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$80.78
YER20,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$3,233.72
YER809,886
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$57.31
YER14,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$59.92
YER15,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$78.57
YER19,677
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$71.63
YER17,941
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$76.25
YER19,097
|
|
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