Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 59.0% more expensive than Jordan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Jordan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.22
JOD3.700
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
JOD4.700
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
JOD2.340
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.28
JOD3.750
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
JOD1.350
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
JOD1.560
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
JOD0.570
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
JOD0.410
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
JOD0.220
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
JOD0.240
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 81.8% more for transportation
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
JOD3.840
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.82
JOD22.560
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,243.27
JOD17,900.000
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.82
JOD6.960
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 18.9% more for housing
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.16
JOD22.810
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.15
JOD197.240
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.84
JOD144.550
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.53
JOD52.140
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.70
JOD99.060
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,155.50
JOD2,946.670
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.64
JOD4.000
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
JOD1.830
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.47
JOD2.460
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.93
JOD36.110
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
JOD7.600
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 59.4% more for clothing
|
Jordan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.98
JOD31.900
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
JOD27.670
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.72
JOD57.940
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.17
JOD49.050
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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