Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.3 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 22.6% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 27.1% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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