Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 17.8% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Belize, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.91
BZD17.95
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.48
BZD17.08
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
BZD2.65
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BZD1.96
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
BZD2.68
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.02
BZD14.13
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.64
BZD23.44
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
BZD5.40
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
BZD5.16
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.92
BZD5.87
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BZD1.37
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
BZD1.39
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
BZD2.78
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
BZD2.66
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
BZD2.57
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
BZD14.05
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.82
BZD47.97
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,386.00
BZD55,150.23
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.59
BZD63.61
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.93
BZD150.89
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$647.84
BZD1,304.62
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.75
BZD786.89
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.96
BZD169.07
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BZD5.52
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
BZD6.73
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.67
BZD7.38
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.02
BZD78.58
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.59
BZD19.32
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 55.1% more for clothing
Belize
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.39
BZD75.31
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.46
BZD65.37
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
BZD201.39
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.15
BZD256.06
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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