Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 4.1 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 64.5% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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