Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.4 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 89.4% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 0.5% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 78.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
|
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