Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 91.6% more expensive than Malawi overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.9% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 87.9% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 3.9 times more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 18.5% more in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 26.7% more in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 86.3% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 74.4% more in Yemen
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Yemen are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 58.9% more for restaurants
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.32
MWK7,478.87
|
$7.60
YER1,869
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
MWK15,650.77
|
$9.61
YER2,360
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,508.85
|
$1.70
YER417
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK749.10
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
MWK2,361.80
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,338.52
|
$3.95
YER972
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MWK7,810.86
|
$10.62
YER2,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK3,991.42
|
$4.96
YER1,220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,332.45
|
$5.55
YER1,364
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
MWK1,790.71
|
$2.76
YER679
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,401.15
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
MWK1,935.99
|
$2.30
YER564
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK912.20
|
$1.27
YER312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,245.43
|
$1.20
YER294
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,014.58
|
$0.90
YER222
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
MWK10,708.52
|
$10.93
YER2,687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,478.61
|
$51.28
YER12,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,669.17
MWK61,721,248.60
|
$16,011.21
YER3,934,286
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.40
MWK35,303.82
|
$29.52
YER7,253
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$186.12
MWK322,066.85
|
$72.17
YER17,734
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.19
MWK349,858.70
|
$216.38
YER53,169
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$98.76
MWK170,897.44
|
$142.46
YER35,006
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.29
MWK71,440.38
|
$75.93
YER18,657
|
|
pay 26.7% more for childcare
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$354.75
MWK613,859.39
|
$86.27
YER21,198
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,467.81
MWK2,539,870.55
|
$3,364.07
YER826,622
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,937.04
|
$3.01
YER739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.91
MWK5,040.47
|
$3.72
YER915
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,745.31
|
$4.28
YER1,051
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.33
MWK88,825.87
|
$70.42
YER17,302
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,835.97
|
$5.05
YER1,242
|
|
pay 74.4% more for clothing
|
Malawi
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.22
MWK78,254.76
|
$67.82
YER16,664
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.94
MWK60,464.70
|
$87.06
YER21,392
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.17
MWK102,389.24
|
$81.83
YER20,106
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.71
MWK122,346.81
|
$113.17
YER27,807
|
|
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