Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 27.6% cheaper than Georgia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.90
|
$4.67
YER1,166
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
|
$5.93
YER1,483
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.82
YER205
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.52
YER129
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
|
$1.13
YER283
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
|
$2.35
YER588
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.97
|
$8.18
YER2,044
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
|
$2.98
YER745
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
|
$3.92
YER979
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.79
YER447
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$0.70
YER175
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.30
YER326
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$1.02
YER254
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.85
YER212
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$0.79
YER198
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.27
|
$6.64
YER1,660
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.86
|
$39.03
YER9,755
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,876.98
|
$8,600.00
YER2,149,397
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
|
$20.33
YER5,082
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.01
|
$55.84
YER13,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,060.26
|
$273.65
YER68,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$843.07
|
$152.36
YER38,080
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.88
|
$54.04
YER13,506
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.96
|
$43.94
YER10,981
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,255.21
|
$1,708.04
YER426,890
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
|
$2.04
YER511
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
|
$2.42
YER604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
|
$3.73
YER933
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.81
|
$54.52
YER13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.02
|
$5.50
YER1,375
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.19
|
$38.44
YER9,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.47
|
$57.78
YER14,440
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.83
|
$69.81
YER17,447
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.90
|
$61.42
YER15,351
|
|
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