Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 8.6% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.16
UYU699.35
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
UYU379.69
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
UYU85.81
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
UYU64.33
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.44
UYU94.07
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.68
UYU257.08
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
UYU164.08
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
UYU143.18
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
UYU168.46
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
UYU43.99
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
UYU48.95
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU27.97
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
UYU47.02
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.02
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UYU32.16
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
UYU294.74
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.78
UYU1,878.19
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,826.29
UYU1,417,994.78
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
UYU677.32
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.50
UYU1,559.56
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$631.38
UYU24,311.29
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$468.93
UYU18,055.96
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.20
UYU3,935.31
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.70
UYU16,237.40
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,669.05
UYU295,296.58
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU129.61
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
UYU153.78
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU199.81
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
UYU2,043.02
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.53
UYU405.61
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Uruguay
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.58
UYU3,680.23
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.77
UYU1,878.03
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$133.31
UYU5,133.19
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.14
UYU4,317.90
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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