Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.7 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 94.4% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH218.63
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH199.42
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH23.95
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.23
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.38
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH150.84
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH144.60
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH67.95
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH67.83
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.56
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.32
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.65
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH32.65
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.43
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.04
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH200.83
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH400.91
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,064,306.01
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH154.50
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH219.80
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,090.70
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,493.48
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,367.64
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,528.48
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH164,750.63
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH40.43
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH43.25
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH83.80
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH820.50
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH145.81
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 68.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,877.24
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,227.45
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,843.51
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,301.76
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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