Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 30.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,699
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,357
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK391
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK281
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK411
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,011
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK836
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK754
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,184
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK170
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK261
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK109
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 6.0% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,163
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,917
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,657,118
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,066
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 49.3% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,042
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK255,726
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK208,385
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,072
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK35,918
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,278
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK647
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,636
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,551
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,996
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,476
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,305
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,591
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,669
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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