Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.33
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.83
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.11
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.89
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.17
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.85
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.83
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.24
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.03
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.52
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.71
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.28
|
$51.29
YER12,844
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR155,100.65
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,805
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.13
|
$31.99
YER8,011
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.87
|
$83.76
YER20,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,344.72
|
$247.69
YER62,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR907.42
|
$175.00
YER43,821
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR153.01
|
$77.17
YER19,324
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR718.29
|
$76.95
YER19,268
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,860.16
|
$3,403.23
YER852,170
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.39
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.58
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.49
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR148.37
|
$77.72
YER19,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.00
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR235.97
|
$67.84
YER16,986
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR122.47
|
$87.06
YER21,799
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR279.03
|
$81.85
YER20,495
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR242.22
|
$113.24
YER28,355
|
|
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