Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 3.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
$3.92
YER980
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
$1.24
YER309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
$113.24
YER28,299
|
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