Cost of living comparison
Guam is 2.7 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Guam instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$18.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$9.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 63.3% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$5.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER989
|
$9.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,655
|
$12.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$5.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$3.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER300
|
$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,819
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,002,435
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,378
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,041
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,090
|
$1,671.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,612
|
$1,519.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,980
|
$268.89
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,565
|
$485.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,941
|
$21,000.00
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER931
|
$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,602
|
$117.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,953
|
$65.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,762
|
$57.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,454
|
$92.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,289
|
$105.96
|
|
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