Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.9% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.43
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.79
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.29
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.03
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.23
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.99
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,107.16
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.85
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€321.10
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.80
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€187.50
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€245.24
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,395.77
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.76
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.40
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.27
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.41
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.09
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.23
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.94
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.38
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€98.10
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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