Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 1.8% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 25.5% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 53.1% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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