Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 58.5% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 68.5% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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