Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 37.4% more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.5% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 78.2% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 77.0% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 31.0% more in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 38.5% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.6% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 58.7% more in Yemen
The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Yemen are more expensive than in Mexico. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$179.31
|
$7.60
YER1,869
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.27
|
$9.61
YER2,360
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.51
|
$1.70
YER417
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.97
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.79
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.54
|
$3.95
YER972
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.08
|
$10.62
YER2,610
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.27
|
$4.96
YER1,220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.45
|
$5.55
YER1,364
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.99
|
$2.76
YER679
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.52
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.35
|
$2.30
YER564
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.18
|
$1.27
YER312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.38
|
$1.20
YER294
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.91
|
$0.90
YER222
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$90.98
|
$10.93
YER2,687
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$534.11
|
$51.28
YER12,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$405,269.52
|
$16,011.21
YER3,934,286
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$317.34
|
$29.52
YER7,253
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$542.44
|
$72.17
YER17,734
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,874.45
|
$216.38
YER53,169
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,357.11
|
$142.46
YER35,006
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$907.47
|
$75.93
YER18,657
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,165.27
|
$86.27
YER21,198
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,581.98
|
$3,364.07
YER826,622
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.80
|
$3.01
YER739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.66
|
$3.72
YER915
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.84
|
$4.28
YER1,051
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$683.66
|
$70.42
YER17,302
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.16
|
$5.05
YER1,242
|
|
pay 58.7% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$930.89
|
$67.82
YER16,664
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$737.73
|
$87.06
YER21,392
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,665.97
|
$81.83
YER20,106
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,556.45
|
$113.17
YER27,807
|
|
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