Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.7 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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