Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 25.2% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
$10.25
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
$9.22
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
$2.16
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
$1.52
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
$12.78
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.93
$14.89
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
$5.62
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.68
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
$2.41
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
$1.87
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
$1.42
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
$1.41
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
$12.03
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.26
$131.16
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$112,798.92
$153,699.80
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.02
$12.30
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
$49.49
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,603.58
$4,910.24
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,425.90
$3,305.53
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.15
$167.80
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 90.9% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,261.73
$1,719.23
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,366.80
$37,290.01
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.52
$10.25
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.69
$6.39
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.03
$154.02
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.90
$14.86
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.80
$101.92
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.62
$56.71
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.10
$145.94
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.86
$152.43
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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