Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 81.8% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 43.6% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 42.4% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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