Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL210.51
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.63
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.26
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 94.0% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL34.17
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL67.20
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL22.59
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL40.48
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL16.35
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.62
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.86
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL15.40
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.65
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL14.29
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL63.78
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL457.74
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL367,450.53
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL101.84
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL813.64
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,249.29
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,114.58
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL802.83
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL551.18
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,797.74
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.79
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL26.31
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL89.24
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL507.43
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL78.74
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL774.27
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL489.93
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,312.32
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,959.74
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
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