Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 23.6% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.61
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.88
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.53
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.62
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.52
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£4.09
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.42
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.23
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.04
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.86
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£24.05
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.88
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.61
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.51
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£64.44
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.80
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 41.6% more for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£70.37
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
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