Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.6% more expensive than El Salvador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.8% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 40.2% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 75.6% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 13.7% less in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 43.8% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 43.4% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 13.4% more in Yemen
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Yemen are more expensive than in El Salvador. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Yemen. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 28.8% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.70
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.45
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.40
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.08
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.57
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.91
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.50
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.51
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.64
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.21
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.65
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.70
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 75.6% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.27
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.21
|
$51.28
YER12,813
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,169.00
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,424
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.91
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 13.7% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.19
|
$72.17
YER18,032
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,718.57
|
$216.38
YER54,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,063.84
|
$142.46
YER35,594
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC604.49
|
$75.93
YER18,971
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,404.16
|
$86.27
YER21,555
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,290.36
|
$3,364.07
YER840,518
|
|
pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.52
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.72
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.04
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.76
|
$70.42
YER17,593
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.72
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC632.00
|
$67.82
YER16,944
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC419.25
|
$87.06
YER21,751
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC982.41
|
$81.83
YER20,444
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC949.04
|
$113.17
YER28,275
|
|
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