Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 34.8% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Chile, you would:
pay 3.4% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 84.2% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 72.3% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1800
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF575.7100
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.1000
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.7600
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7800
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.1500
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF159.4100
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4400
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5600
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.1900
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.7800
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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