Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 42.6% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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