Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 27.5% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 58.7% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 99.8% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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