Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 98.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 88.1% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 49.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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