Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.0 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$27.66
CHF24.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$16.97
CHF15.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$4.67
CHF4.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$4.13
CHF3.69
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$3.64
CHF3.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$13.22
CHF11.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$7.31
CHF6.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$6.80
CHF6.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$12.89
CHF11.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.52
CHF1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.03
CHF0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.31
CHF1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.85
CHF2.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.12
CHF1.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.83
CHF7.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$114.11
CHF102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$36,806.66
CHF32,900.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$42.03
CHF37.57
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$53.46
CHF47.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$1,622.75
CHF1,450.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$1,411.84
CHF1,262.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$180.02
CHF160.92
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$2,587.05
CHF2,312.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$30,321.56
CHF27,103.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$7.82
CHF6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$5.42
CHF4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$10.09
CHF9.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$88.49
CHF79.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$21.15
CHF18.90
|
|
pay 43.2% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$121.70
CHF108.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$61.65
CHF55.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$136.06
CHF121.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$176.75
CHF157.99
|
|
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