Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 48.0% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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