Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 43.7% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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