Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 12.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Canada, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.56
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.42
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.59
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.23
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.26
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,242.82
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.96
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.94
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,709.98
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,567.72
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.85
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,017.90
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,713.03
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.95
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.40
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.54
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.41
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.41
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$141.99
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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