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
¥994
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 3.4% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 95.5% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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