Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.6 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 67.8% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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