Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 37.5% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Albania, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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