Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 4.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
|
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