Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 7.5% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$8.82
YER2,210
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$8.58
YER2,149
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$2.61
YER654
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 56.3% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$60.75
YER15,216
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$10,651.76
YER2,667,732
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$38.18
YER9,562
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$47.56
YER11,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$277.44
YER69,484
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$188.93
YER47,317
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$48.61
YER12,174
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$80.78
YER20,231
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$3,233.72
YER809,886
|
|
pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$57.31
YER14,354
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$59.92
YER15,006
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$78.57
YER19,677
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$71.63
YER17,941
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$76.25
YER19,097
|
|
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