Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 81.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$10.55
YER2,641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$51.29
YER12,841
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$31.99
YER8,009
|
|
pay 25.5% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$247.69
YER62,009
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$175.00
YER43,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$76.95
YER19,264
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
|
pay 98.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$77.72
YER19,458
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 95.7% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$113.24
YER28,350
|
|
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