Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 4.5 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 17.1 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 91.8% more for clothing
Libya
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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