Cost of living comparison
India is 58.9% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in India instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$2.48
₹206.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.39
₹32.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.17
₹14.23
|
|
pay 71.9% less for groceries
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$2.56
₹213.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$2.56
₹212.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$1.36
₹113.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.85
₹71.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.31
₹25.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.47
₹39.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.23
₹19.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.16
₹13.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.17
₹14.37
|
|
pay 61.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.69
₹390.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$10.04
₹836.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$2.97
₹247.46
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.84
₹153.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.59
₹132.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$3.38
₹281.43
|
|
pay 64.9% less for clothing
Yemen
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
|
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