Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 11.8% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 5.0% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 89.2% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 65.8% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 46.4% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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