Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.7% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 7.8% more for restaurants
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.04
BHD3.030
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.18
BHD3.080
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
BHD0.520
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
BHD0.270
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
BHD0.450
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
BHD1.590
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
BHD2.290
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
BHD0.890
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
BHD1.110
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BHD0.440
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
BHD0.350
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BHD0.370
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
BHD0.250
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.190
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.54
BHD0.580
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.55
BHD13.020
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,843.54
BHD12,752.040
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.86
BHD15.770
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 17.8% less for housing
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.48
BHD13.750
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$917.91
BHD345.860
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.88
BHD252.410
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.20
BHD33.230
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 68.5% less for childcare
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.82
BHD142.740
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,372.98
BHD3,154.890
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
BHD2.640
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.19
BHD1.960
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.21
BHD1.960
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.80
BHD31.950
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.74
BHD4.420
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 26.7% more for clothing
|
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.63
BHD19.830
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.06
BHD20.370
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
BHD34.780
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.34
BHD33.290
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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