Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 24.9% more for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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