Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 27.9% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.50
BSD27.50
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
BSD8.75
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
BSD1.94
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
BSD1.67
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.45
BSD4.45
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
BSD3.95
|
$3.92
YER980
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.12
BSD13.12
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.72
BSD5.72
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
BSD4.53
|
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
BSD1.87
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.11
BSD2.11
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
BSD2.40
|
$1.24
YER309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
BSD2.09
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
BSD1.33
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.83
BSD5.83
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$81.81
BSD81.81
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,173.81
BSD1,173.81
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,257.14
BSD1,257.14
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.42
BSD190.42
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 74.6% less for childcare
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$481.67
BSD481.67
|
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,792.86
BSD9,792.86
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
BSD4.00
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.99
BSD4.99
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.75
BSD10.75
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.19
BSD80.19
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Bahamas
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.58
BSD59.58
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.08
BSD52.08
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
BSD117.67
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
BSD111.67
|
$113.24
YER28,299
|
|
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