Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 49.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Poland, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.73
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.97
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.23
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.46
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.35
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.02
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.85
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.53
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.63
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.18
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.90
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.36
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,742.26
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.45
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 26.1% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.15
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,934.59
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,639.59
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł598.69
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł920.87
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,004.82
|
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.42
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.87
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.64
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.63
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.68
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 40.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.54
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.23
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.49
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.20
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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