Cost of living comparison
India is 58.9% cheaper than Yemen overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.1% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 72.0% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 60.9% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 55.8% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 44.5% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 44.9% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 64.3% less in India
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 70.1% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,871
|
$2.40
₹205.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,363
|
$3.90
₹333.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER418
|
$0.40
₹33.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER169
|
$0.17
₹14.21
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER376
|
$0.46
₹39.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER973
|
$2.54
₹217.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,613
|
$2.56
₹218.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,221
|
$0.94
₹80.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,366
|
$1.37
₹116.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER680
|
$0.88
₹75.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER198
|
$0.32
₹27.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER565
|
$0.48
₹40.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER313
|
$0.24
₹20.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER295
|
$0.16
₹13.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER222
|
$0.19
₹16.05
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,690
|
$4.62
₹394.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,615
|
$10.12
₹865.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758
|
$13,525.56
₹1,156,962.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,261
|
$2.94
₹251.38
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER17,754
|
$7.39
₹631.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER53,229
|
$138.05
₹11,808.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,045
|
$90.33
₹7,726.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,678
|
$29.97
₹2,563.50
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,222
|
$55.73
₹4,766.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER827,562
|
$1,565.54
₹133,914.65
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER740
|
$1.84
₹157.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER916
|
$1.59
₹135.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,052
|
$3.59
₹307.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,322
|
$15.33
₹1,311.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,243
|
$3.35
₹286.75
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,683
|
$24.02
₹2,054.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,416
|
$25.36
₹2,169.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,129
|
$41.62
₹3,559.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER27,839
|
$31.12
₹2,661.68
|
|
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