Cost of living comparison
Guyana is 9.6% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Guyana instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.19
$249
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.64
$133
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.49
$312
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$4.89
$1,020
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$12.79
$2,671
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.90
$606
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.49
$521
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$2.30
$479
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.03
$215
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.48
$309
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.86
$179
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.63
$131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.58
$122
|
|
pay 23.4% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.78
$789
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$33.09
$6,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$21.27
$4,441
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$360.46
$75,251
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$228.98
$47,803
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
|
pay 26.8% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$94.55
$19,738
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$954.92
$199,352
|
|
pay 8.9% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$3.43
$716
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.36
$493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$28.36
$5,921
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$6.15
$1,283
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Guyana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$62.24
$12,994
|
|
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