Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 18.9% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Japan, you would:
pay 45.3% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 95.5% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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