Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
MAD33.59
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
MAD58.43
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.40
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
MAD4.10
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
MAD42.19
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.99
MAD29.98
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
MAD17.45
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
MAD22.54
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
MAD5.83
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD4.97
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.22
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.34
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.01
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MAD57.16
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.31
MAD163.37
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,346.37
MAD253,856.01
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.22
MAD62.30
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 71.2% more for housing
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.00
MAD340.50
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$265.25
MAD2,656.65
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.42
MAD1,696.81
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.94
MAD319.91
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.82
MAD989.78
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,115.97
MAD31,207.94
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
MAD28.81
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
MAD15.48
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MAD37.91
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.33
MAD223.65
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MAD57.67
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 80.3% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.13
MAD341.79
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
MAD369.80
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.41
MAD745.23
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.10
MAD641.99
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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