Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 42.0% cheaper than Jersey overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.7% less in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% less in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 17.7% less in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 58.7% less in Yemen
- Childcare
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pay 90.0% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 47.1% less in Yemen
- Clothing
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pay 20.8% less in Yemen
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 50.7% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£34.92
|
$7.60
YER1,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.98
|
$9.61
YER2,363
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.19
|
$1.70
YER418
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.93
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.77
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.12
|
$3.95
YER973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.05
|
$10.62
YER2,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.15
|
$4.96
YER1,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.38
|
$5.55
YER1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.46
|
$2.76
YER680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.07
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$2.30
YER565
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.41
|
$1.27
YER313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.21
|
$1.20
YER295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.11
|
$0.90
YER222
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.13
|
$10.93
YER2,690
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£51.88
|
$51.28
YER12,615
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£21,449.96
|
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£39.79
|
$29.52
YER7,261
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£56.04
|
$72.17
YER17,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,396.74
|
$216.38
YER53,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,325.48
|
$142.46
YER35,045
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£129.40
|
$75.93
YER18,678
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,795.81
|
$86.27
YER21,222
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,962.76
|
$3,364.07
YER827,562
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.99
|
$3.01
YER740
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.83
|
$3.72
YER916
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.97
|
$4.28
YER1,052
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£57.20
|
$70.42
YER17,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.97
|
$5.05
YER1,243
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£77.32
|
$67.82
YER16,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£53.54
|
$87.06
YER21,416
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£93.53
|
$81.83
YER20,129
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£156.30
|
$113.17
YER27,839
|
|
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