Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.2 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
?? | |
pay 55.0% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
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