Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 8.4% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 32.6% more for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Yemen or Dominica. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.