Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 21.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Norway, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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