Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 18.0% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 26.3% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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