Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 31.5% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Yemen instead of California, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 69.5% less for housing
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
|
California
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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