Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 34.0% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Norway, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr196.04
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr125.84
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr32.30
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr29.17
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 1.4% more for groceries
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr29.16
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr60.41
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr78.28
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr39.05
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr61.35
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr14.12
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.94
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.96
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.29
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.15
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.21
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr83.51
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr770.03
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr357,823.26
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr235.45
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr556.14
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,537.31
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,327.32
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,736.18
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,487.77
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr54,167.87
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr96.47
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr44.30
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr145.93
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr452.61
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr143.09
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
Norway
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr865.39
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr471.41
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,097.16
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,402.76
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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