Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 40.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.79
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.03
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.40
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.52
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.43
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.42
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.31
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.91
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.29
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.49
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.72
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.27
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.72
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.34
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.93
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£93.07
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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