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
NOK209.65
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 13.6% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
|
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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