Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 32.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
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Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.23
|
$3.95
YER989
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$19.94
|
$10.62
YER2,655
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.80
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.20
YER300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.28
YER12,819
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,011.21
YER4,002,435
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.52
YER7,378
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.50
|
$72.17
YER18,041
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.00
|
$216.38
YER54,090
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$142.46
YER35,612
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$75.93
YER18,980
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$500.00
|
$86.27
YER21,565
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,000.00
|
$3,364.07
YER840,941
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
|
$3.72
YER931
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$100.00
|
$70.42
YER17,602
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$67.82
YER16,953
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
|
$87.06
YER21,762
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$150.00
|
$81.83
YER20,454
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
|
$113.17
YER28,289
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