Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 16.2% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Yemen instead of United States, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$10.55
YER2,641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 53.0% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$51.29
YER12,841
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$31.99
YER8,009
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$247.69
YER62,009
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$175.00
YER43,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
|
pay 89.8% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$76.95
YER19,264
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$77.72
YER19,458
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$113.24
YER28,350
|
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