Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 25.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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