Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 72.4% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 40.4% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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