Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 72.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 85.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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