Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.0 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 49.4% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 58.1% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
|
pay 20.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
|
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