Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 37.4% more expensive than Mexico.
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$179.64
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$147.55
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.55
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.00
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 78.2% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$47.88
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$73.68
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$105.27
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.35
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$63.57
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.03
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.54
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.38
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.21
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.41
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.94
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$91.15
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$535.11
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$406,034.38
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$317.93
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$543.47
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,893.09
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,371.00
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$909.18
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 38.5% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,173.13
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$84,741.61
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$43.88
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$57.77
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$76.98
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$684.95
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$89.32
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 58.7% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$932.65
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$739.12
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,669.11
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,559.39
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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