Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.4 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.52
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.07
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.06
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺84.63
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.46
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.48
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.79
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.90
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.93
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.67
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.10
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.27
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.36
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺494.25
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺139.97
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 29.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.63
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.07
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺648.79
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺80.88
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 99.1% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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