Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.6 times more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.68
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.63
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.78
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.52
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.87
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.20
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.39
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.86
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.10
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.12
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.70
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.93
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.72
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.55
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.81
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,783,606.25
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.38
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 89.7% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.04
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,285.74
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,886.00
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.00
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 49.3% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,487.40
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS650,931.97
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 100.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.70
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.90
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.24
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,878.89
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.91
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 84.6% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,977.70
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,050.30
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,521.78
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,347.11
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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