Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 5.7% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 26.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 11.3% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 13.9% more for housing
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 8.7% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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