Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 87.4% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 49.0% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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