Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 73.1% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 52.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 70.2% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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