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
YER1,839
|
$2.40
₹206.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,323
|
$3.90
₹334.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER411
|
$0.40
₹34.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER166
|
$0.17
₹14.26
|
|
pay 72.0% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER370
|
$0.46
₹39.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER956
|
$2.54
₹217.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,569
|
$2.56
₹219.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,201
|
$0.94
₹80.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,343
|
$1.37
₹117.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER668
|
$0.88
₹75.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER195
|
$0.32
₹27.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER555
|
$0.48
₹40.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER308
|
$0.24
₹20.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER290
|
$0.16
₹14.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER219
|
$0.19
₹16.11
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,645
|
$4.62
₹396.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,402
|
$10.12
₹868.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,872,311
|
$13,525.56
₹1,160,924.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,139
|
$2.94
₹252.24
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER17,455
|
$7.39
₹633.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER52,331
|
$138.05
₹11,849.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER34,454
|
$90.33
₹7,753.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,363
|
$29.97
₹2,572.28
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER20,864
|
$55.73
₹4,783.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER813,601
|
$1,565.54
₹134,373.21
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER728
|
$1.84
₹157.59
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER900
|
$1.59
₹136.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,035
|
$3.59
₹308.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,030
|
$15.33
₹1,315.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,222
|
$3.35
₹287.74
|
|
pay 64.3% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,402
|
$24.02
₹2,061.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,055
|
$25.36
₹2,176.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER19,789
|
$41.62
₹3,572.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER27,369
|
$31.12
₹2,670.79
|
|
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