Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 34.2% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 8.6% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 84.6% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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