Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 65.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Peru, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 99.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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