Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 62.2% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
KM8.94
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
KM7.38
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
KM2.52
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
KM1.51
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
KM1.49
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
KM6.54
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
KM6.95
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
KM3.84
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
KM5.32
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
KM0.92
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
KM1.26
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
KM1.21
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KM1.28
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
KM0.61
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
KM0.81
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
KM10.71
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
KM51.91
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
KM39,296.28
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
KM11.69
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 30.7% more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
KM47.00
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
KM325.98
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
KM253.65
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
KM198.58
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
KM251.71
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
KM5,264.02
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 82.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KM2.98
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
KM2.16
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
KM6.14
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
KM40.18
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
KM6.89
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 43.1% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
KM95.70
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
KM52.50
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
KM134.90
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
KM162.42
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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