Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 51.7% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 28.9% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 92.5% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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