Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 40.2% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.2% less in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 41.3% less in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 12.4% less in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 68.6% less in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 85.2% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.0% less in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 8.2% more in Yemen
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.00
|
$7.60
YER1,875
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.18
|
$9.61
YER2,368
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
|
$1.70
YER419
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.40
|
$1.53
YER377
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.98
|
$3.95
YER975
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.27
|
$10.62
YER2,618
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.80
|
$4.96
YER1,224
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.70
|
$5.55
YER1,369
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.78
|
$2.76
YER681
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
|
$2.30
YER566
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.63
|
$1.27
YER313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
|
$1.20
YER295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.47
|
$0.90
YER223
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$10.93
YER2,696
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$51.28
YER12,642
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,333.33
|
$16,011.21
YER3,946,970
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$52.43
|
$29.52
YER7,276
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.50
|
$72.17
YER17,791
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,781.25
|
$216.38
YER53,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,389.90
|
$142.46
YER35,119
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.22
|
$75.93
YER18,717
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$991.67
|
$86.27
YER21,267
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$3,364.07
YER829,287
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.70
|
$3.01
YER742
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.43
|
$3.72
YER918
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
|
$4.28
YER1,055
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.33
|
$70.42
YER17,358
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.67
|
$5.05
YER1,246
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Virgin Islands
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
|
$67.82
YER16,718
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.38
|
$87.06
YER21,461
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.75
|
$81.83
YER20,171
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
|
$113.17
YER27,897
|
|
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