Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 57.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$5.00
FG42,877
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$11.00
FG94,328
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.37
FG11,786
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.20
FG10,290
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.75
FG6,431
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$7.00
FG60,027
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$7.95
FG68,168
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.60
FG22,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.95
FG25,283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.27
FG10,899
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.91
FG7,779
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.04
FG8,930
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.79
FG6,807
|
|
pay 74.1% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.79
FG32,461
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$15.00
FG128,630
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$1.30
FG11,148
|
|
pay 62.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$100.00
FG857,531
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$540.38
FG4,633,951
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$300.00
FG2,572,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$42.06
FG360,668
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$755.00
FG6,474,362
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$7,000.00
FG60,027,198
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.37
FG20,353
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.00
FG17,151
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.50
FG12,863
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$25.34
FG217,326
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.49
FG29,906
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$20.00
FG171,506
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$30.00
FG257,259
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$50.00
FG428,766
|
|
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