Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 8.2% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Palau, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 26.8% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
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