Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 52.7% more expensive than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.0% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 59.7% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 3.6 times more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 49.2% more in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 68.8% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.2% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 36.1% more in Yemen
The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Yemen are more expensive than in Mexico City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 13.0% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$202.90
|
$7.60
YER1,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$152.18
|
$9.61
YER2,363
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$22.06
|
$1.70
YER418
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.79
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 59.7% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$50.11
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.46
|
$3.95
YER973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.55
|
$10.62
YER2,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.61
|
$4.96
YER1,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.97
|
$5.55
YER1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.97
|
$2.76
YER680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.68
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.33
|
$2.30
YER565
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$1.27
YER313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.39
|
$1.20
YER295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.91
|
$0.90
YER222
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.77
|
$10.93
YER2,690
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$365.22
|
$51.28
YER12,615
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$380,442.57
|
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$71.02
|
$29.52
YER7,261
|
|
pay 49.2% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$498.25
|
$72.17
YER17,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,261.24
|
$216.38
YER53,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,122.76
|
$142.46
YER35,045
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$619.48
|
$75.93
YER18,678
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,793.31
|
$86.27
YER21,222
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$172,225.75
|
$3,364.07
YER827,562
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.80
|
$3.01
YER740
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.44
|
$3.72
YER916
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$80.15
|
$4.28
YER1,052
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,097.23
|
$70.42
YER17,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$101.45
|
$5.05
YER1,243
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,151.76
|
$67.82
YER16,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$839.14
|
$87.06
YER21,416
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,880.09
|
$81.83
YER20,129
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,878.80
|
$113.17
YER27,839
|
|
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