Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 3.7% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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