Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 34.1% more for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 29.5% more for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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