Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.0 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 80.5% more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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