Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.7 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.18
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.05
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,099.81
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.18
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 45.1% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.14
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.57
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.71
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.28
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.53
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.71
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.80
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.36
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.50
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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