Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 89.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 91.5% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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