Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 4.6 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$45.20
£36.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$2.83
£2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.50
£2.00
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.33
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$7.84
£6.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$5.37
£4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$5.67
£4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.89
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$7.93
£6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$67.16
£53.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$27,768.06
£22,160.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$51.51
£41.11
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$72.54
£57.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$1,715.90
£1,369.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$167.51
£133.68
|
|
pay 16.5 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$2,324.77
£1,855.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$20,664.60
£16,491.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$7.75
£6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$15.50
£12.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$74.05
£59.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$18.08
£14.43
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$100.09
£79.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$69.31
£55.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$121.08
£96.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$202.34
£161.48
|
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