Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 15.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.21
ZMW198.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$3.82
ZMW105.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.71
ZMW19.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.33
ZMW9.11
|
|
pay 42.8% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.74
ZMW20.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.64
ZMW100.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$4.85
ZMW133.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.92
ZMW52.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$1.80
ZMW49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.20
ZMW33.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.60
ZMW16.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.27
ZMW34.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.56
ZMW15.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.96
ZMW26.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.67
ZMW18.55
|
|
pay 48.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.77
ZMW131.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$37.04
ZMW1,019.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$8,004.53
ZMW220,427.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$12.13
ZMW334.03
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$125.92
ZMW3,467.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$214.42
ZMW5,904.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$114.96
ZMW3,165.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$83.50
ZMW2,299.46
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$176.79
ZMW4,868.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$6,570.42
ZMW180,935.12
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$0.97
ZMW26.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.07
ZMW57.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.49
ZMW68.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$41.21
ZMW1,134.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$3.50
ZMW96.37
|
|
pay 42.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Zambia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$18.43
ZMW507.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$18.78
ZMW517.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$90.18
ZMW2,483.26
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$82.76
ZMW2,279.06
|
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