Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.3 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Canada instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 70.2% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$16.50
CA$22.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$9.99
CA$13.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.66
CA$2.26
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.50
CA$3.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.43
CA$7.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$7.95
CA$10.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.36
CA$4.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$5.29
CA$7.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.84
CA$2.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.79
CA$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.40
CA$5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$68.18
CA$92.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,090.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$16.78
CA$22.85
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$62.83
CA$85.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,702.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,560.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$119.78
CA$163.12
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$744.16
CA$1,013.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,638.50
|
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$5.30
CA$7.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.57
CA$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$12.99
CA$17.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$43.10
CA$58.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$11.26
CA$15.33
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$55.23
CA$75.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$39.78
CA$54.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$86.57
CA$117.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$103.81
CA$141.36
|
|
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