Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.0% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Yemen instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.90
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.59
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
SVC5.89
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.00
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.58
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.82
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.95
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.89
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.67
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.94
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,323.09
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,223.44
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.20
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC838.90
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,951.84
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.68
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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