Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.60
YER1,900
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$9.61
YER2,400
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.69
YER172
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.30
YER574
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
YER318
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
YER226
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$216.38
YER54,057
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.93
YER18,969
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,364.07
YER840,429
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$70.42
YER17,592
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.17
YER28,272
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