Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 14.3% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 51.2% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.84
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.98
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 20.6% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.86
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.03
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.17
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.54
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.74
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.23
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.89
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.67
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.94
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,147.08
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.96
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 69.6% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,060.99
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,446.51
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,123.40
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,341.76
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 78.6% more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.38
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,024.50
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.48
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.58
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.77
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.20
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.93
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 66.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT624.11
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT534.24
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,403.00
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT848.79
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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