Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 22.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Japan, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 8.7% more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 99.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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