Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 21.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.60
₱211.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$3.18
₱186.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.73
₱42.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.40
₱23.50
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.17
₱68.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.38
₱198.60
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$6.61
₱389.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$1.92
₱113.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$1.82
₱107.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.33
₱78.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.64
₱37.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.14
₱67.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.67
₱39.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.97
₱57.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.21
₱71.05
|
|
pay 41.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.22
₱248.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$11.49
₱676.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$26,375.77
₱1,551,818.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$2.70
₱158.79
|
|
pay 7.3% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$29.28
₱1,722.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$242.58
₱14,272.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$157.31
₱9,255.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$81.80
₱4,812.99
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$165.07
₱9,712.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$5,295.45
₱311,557.55
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.23
₱72.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.19
₱128.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.57
₱150.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$29.66
₱1,744.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$5.28
₱310.66
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Philippines
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$35.44
₱2,085.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$22.98
₱1,352.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$64.92
₱3,819.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$60.53
₱3,561.29
|
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