Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.1% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 14.9% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 11.9% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 57.5% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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