Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 48.2% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 64.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
|
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