Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 59.7% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Albania, you would:
pay 21.1% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL505
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL460
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL124
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL289
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL477
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL221
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL220
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL30
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL713
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,185
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,636,564
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,078
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,596
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,196
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,213
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,169
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 4.1% more for childcare
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,926
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL220,107
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,050
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL483
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,722
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,028
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,531
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,766
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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