Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.3 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS501.74
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS491.71
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.50
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.66
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.33
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS444.54
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS280.75
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.00
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS208.87
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.77
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.58
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.63
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.06
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.67
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.77
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS251.25
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS652.26
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,411,832.95
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS361.25
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,042.04
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,060.32
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,540.27
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,005.88
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,907.93
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS533,575.55
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.35
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS177.84
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS134.97
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,719.97
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS376.31
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,512.18
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,361.66
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS8,985.71
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,362.34
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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