Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Guinea-Bissau is 47.4% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.3% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries: pay 24.5% less in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Guinea-Bissau
Housing: pay 30.4% more in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.4% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing: pay 2.0% less in Guinea-Bissau

The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Guinea-Bissau are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 19.3% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.60 YER1,869	$4.90 F CFA2,827	-35.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.61 YER2,360	$9.43 F CFA5,438	-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 YER417	$1.31 F CFA754	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 YER169	$1.63 F CFA942	+137.7%
Average			+19.3%

Yemen vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% less for groceries

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 YER376	$0.90 F CFA519	-41.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 YER972	$7.28 F CFA4,197	+84.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,610	$6.18 F CFA3,567	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.96 YER1,220	$4.90 F CFA2,827	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 YER1,364	$5.93 F CFA3,420	+6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76 YER679	$1.85 F CFA1,069	-33.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 YER198	$0.44 F CFA256	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30 YER564	$1.85 F CFA1,069	-19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 YER312	$0.07 F CFA43	-94.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 YER294	$0.59 F CFA342	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 YER222	$0.59 F CFA342	-34.4%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.93 YER2,687	$4.52 F CFA2,607	-58.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.28 YER12,601	$25.57 F CFA14,750	-50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,011.21 YER3,934,286	$32,027.10 F CFA18,473,121	+100.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 YER7,253	$6.94 F CFA4,005	-76.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 30.4% more for housing

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 YER17,734	$45.27 F CFA26,111	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.38 YER53,169	$433.95 F CFA250,304	+100.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.46 YER35,006	$225.47 F CFA130,051	+58.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.93 YER18,657	$75.86 F CFA43,755	-0.1%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.27 YER21,198	$765.65 F CFA441,623	+787.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,364.07 YER826,622	$2,307.50 F CFA1,330,960	-31.4%
Average			+378.1%

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pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 YER739	$1.55 F CFA895	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 YER915	$2.04 F CFA1,178	-45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 YER1,051	$1.63 F CFA942	-61.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.42 YER17,302	$57.19 F CFA32,985	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 YER1,242	$1.63 F CFA942	-67.7%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 2.0% less for clothing

	Yemen	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.82 YER16,664	$89.86 F CFA51,833	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.06 YER21,392	$57.19 F CFA32,985	-34.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.83 YER20,106	$81.69 F CFA47,121	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.17 YER27,807	$106.20 F CFA61,258	-6.2%
Average			-2.0%

Yemen vs. Guinea-Bissau - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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