Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.2 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$13.17
NZ$21.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$8.60
NZ$14.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.13
NZ$3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.99
NZ$3.24
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.07
NZ$6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.91
NZ$11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$6.29
NZ$10.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$4.25
NZ$6.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.06
NZ$1.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.37
NZ$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$2.55
NZ$4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.98
NZ$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$6.39
NZ$10.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$64.20
NZ$104.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,930.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$18.67
NZ$30.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$51.53
NZ$84.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,643.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$831.90
NZ$1,356.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$87.73
NZ$143.02
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$644.78
NZ$1,051.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,758.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$5.79
NZ$9.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.36
NZ$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$22.83
NZ$37.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$38.17
NZ$62.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$10.57
NZ$17.22
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$65.21
NZ$106.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$40.47
NZ$65.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$98.20
NZ$160.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$107.95
NZ$175.97
|
|
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