Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.2 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 99.9% more for housing
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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