Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 59.9% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 51.7% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$120.62
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$65.55
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.27
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.96
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.74
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.76
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$82.22
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.97
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$40.26
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.81
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.74
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$12.08
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.37
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.35
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.34
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$83.34
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.94
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$209,766.65
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$133.20
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,069.71
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,108.76
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,711.65
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,076.95
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,293.80
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,688.99
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 61.1% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.91
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.40
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.72
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$751.23
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$89.15
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 61.0% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$773.51
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$495.44
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,979.67
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,196.31
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Yemen or Namibia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.