Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 17.6% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 86.0% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 43.2% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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