Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 29.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 45.1% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 40.8% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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