Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 41.8% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.43
GNF55,594
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF93,129
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
GNF13,499
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,372
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
GNF11,416
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF80,205
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
GNF71,019
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
GNF24,217
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
GNF24,504
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
GNF11,639
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
GNF9,555
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
GNF7,943
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
GNF11,092
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
GNF6,239
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
GNF43,958
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.49
GNF246,253
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
GNF285,235,707
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.55
GNF99,832
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.91
GNF699,335
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,525,215
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$462.34
GNF3,996,199
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF55,228,513
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,515
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,287
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.16
GNF10,048
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.01
GNF605,152
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF40,048
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF172,870
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF216,088
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF259,305
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF432,175
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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