Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.7 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.31
TND7.280
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
TND1.690
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
TND13.540
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.400
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.860
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
TND2.610
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
TND1.040
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.790
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
TND0.750
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
TND0.690
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.72
TND8.560
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
TND34.090
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.62
TND8.240
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 79.7% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$167.41
TND526.340
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.64
TND404.440
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.08
TND192.050
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.830
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.01
TND78.620
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TND14.420
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
Tunisia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.48
TND180.710
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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