Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 17.3% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 35.6% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
|
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