Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 36.5% more expensive than Guatemala.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Guatemala, you would:
pay 45.5% more for restaurants
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
GTQ37.40
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
GTQ47.95
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
GTQ7.21
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
GTQ5.86
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.77
GTQ21.29
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
GTQ26.03
|
$3.95
YER989
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
GTQ52.43
|
$10.62
YER2,655
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
GTQ18.32
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
GTQ24.93
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
GTQ11.34
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.45
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
GTQ11.90
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
GTQ5.82
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.43
|
$1.20
YER300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
GTQ8.00
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.90
GTQ30.02
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.42
GTQ103.22
|
$51.28
YER12,819
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,023.47
GTQ130,906.17
|
$16,011.21
YER4,002,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.64
GTQ66.44
|
$29.52
YER7,378
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.14
GTQ331.72
|
$72.17
YER18,041
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.45
GTQ4,040.54
|
$216.38
YER54,090
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$368.89
GTQ2,836.65
|
$142.46
YER35,612
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.59
GTQ389.01
|
$75.93
YER18,980
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.77
GTQ1,674.60
|
$86.27
YER21,565
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,593.73
GTQ43,014.38
|
$3,364.07
YER840,941
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
GTQ19.93
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
GTQ23.32
|
$3.72
YER931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
GTQ26.71
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.30
GTQ332.99
|
$70.42
YER17,602
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.35
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 27.0% more for clothing
|
Guatemala
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.32
GTQ317.70
|
$67.82
YER16,953
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.74
GTQ428.66
|
$87.06
YER21,762
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.63
GTQ835.34
|
$81.83
YER20,454
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.77
GTQ774.89
|
$113.17
YER28,289
|
|
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