Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 27.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Peru, you would:
pay 30.3% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.59
PEN8.38
|
$4.67
YER1,166
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.99
PEN16.17
|
$5.93
YER1,483
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
PEN2.49
|
$0.82
YER205
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
PEN1.45
|
$0.52
YER129
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
PEN4.35
|
$1.13
YER283
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.47
PEN8.02
|
$2.35
YER588
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
PEN15.41
|
$8.18
YER2,044
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.36
PEN4.42
|
$2.98
YER745
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.47
PEN4.77
|
$3.92
YER979
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
PEN1.78
|
$1.79
YER447
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
PEN1.15
|
$0.70
YER175
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.44
|
$1.30
YER326
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.22
|
$1.02
YER254
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
PEN0.92
|
$0.85
YER212
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
PEN0.99
|
$0.79
YER198
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
PEN11.90
|
$6.64
YER1,660
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.38
PEN66.08
|
$39.03
YER9,755
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,521.84
PEN50,329.58
|
$8,600.00
YER2,149,397
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
PEN38.12
|
$20.33
YER5,082
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
PEN111.57
|
$55.84
YER13,956
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.75
PEN1,237.83
|
$273.65
YER68,394
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$229.61
PEN744.52
|
$152.36
YER38,080
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.92
PEN152.14
|
$54.04
YER13,506
|
|
pay 66.0% less for childcare
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.05
PEN457.34
|
$43.94
YER10,981
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,640.75
PEN15,047.63
|
$1,708.04
YER426,890
|
|
pay 24.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
PEN5.27
|
$2.04
YER511
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.15
PEN6.96
|
$2.42
YER604
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
PEN10.58
|
$3.73
YER933
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.69
PEN115.73
|
$54.52
YER13,627
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
PEN15.36
|
$5.50
YER1,375
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.77
PEN125.70
|
$38.44
YER9,608
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.79
PEN90.10
|
$57.78
YER14,440
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.16
PEN217.77
|
$69.81
YER17,447
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.03
PEN214.10
|
$61.42
YER15,351
|
|
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