Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.0 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 66.4% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 70.9% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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