Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.5 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.55
UZS58,470.72
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.99
UZS51,289.37
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,168.94
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,175.98
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
UZS5,075.84
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
UZS45,878.71
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,041.83
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
UZS21,214.73
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,491.41
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
UZS7,381.67
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,849.30
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
UZS12,354.68
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,305.34
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,760.54
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,222.33
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,362.63
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.91
UZS88,745.82
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,473.32
UZS237,172,970.37
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.69
UZS34,588.08
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.72
UZS163,338.78
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.90
UZS6,289,633.93
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$312.70
UZS4,014,693.15
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.11
UZS373,687.04
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.10
UZS2,633,202.75
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,070.48
UZS90,775,640.73
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,971.95
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,134.00
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
UZS22,819.98
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
UZS552,467.87
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.47
UZS44,573.32
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
|
Uzbekistan
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.61
UZS418,649.06
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.09
UZS604,610.53
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.06
UZS1,104,904.41
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.57
UZS1,214,102.62
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
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