Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 46.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 73.8% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 72.4% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 66.9% more in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 80.5% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.7% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 44.9% more in Yemen
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB96.04
|
$7.60
YER1,861
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB192.08
|
$9.61
YER2,351
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.30
|
$1.70
YER416
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.62
|
$0.69
YER168
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB50.19
|
$1.53
YER374
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB387.05
|
$3.95
YER968
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB241.29
|
$10.62
YER2,599
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.91
|
$4.96
YER1,215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.34
|
$5.55
YER1,359
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.51
|
$2.76
YER676
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.95
|
$0.80
YER197
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB34.13
|
$2.30
YER562
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.53
|
$1.27
YER311
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.49
|
$1.20
YER293
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.52
|
$0.90
YER221
|
|
pay 72.4% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB147.22
|
$10.93
YER2,676
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,296.52
|
$51.28
YER12,549
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,824,730.33
|
$16,011.21
YER3,918,119
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB340.94
|
$29.52
YER7,223
|
|
pay 66.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB506.42
|
$72.17
YER17,661
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,835.93
|
$216.38
YER52,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,953.07
|
$142.46
YER34,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,219.90
|
$75.93
YER18,580
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,857.92
|
$86.27
YER21,111
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB434,919.30
|
$3,364.07
YER823,225
|
|
pay 14.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.83
|
$3.01
YER736
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB85.18
|
$3.72
YER911
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB138.54
|
$4.28
YER1,047
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,799.44
|
$70.42
YER17,231
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB240.10
|
$5.05
YER1,236
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,822.19
|
$67.82
YER16,596
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,148.64
|
$87.06
YER21,304
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,201.25
|
$81.83
YER20,024
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,037.22
|
$113.17
YER27,693
|
|
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