Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 11.3% more expensive than Bahrain.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.720
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,992.700
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.260
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.300
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.900
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.990
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.330
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.480
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,379.810
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.630
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Bahrain
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.030
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.850
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.800
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.840
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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