Cost of living comparison
Albania is 17.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Albania instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$5.36
ALL509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$7.57
ALL718
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$12.57
ALL1,193
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,647,194
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$22.05
ALL2,092
|
|
pay 7.8% less for housing
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$267.36
ALL25,360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$193.27
ALL18,332
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$65.46
ALL6,209
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$115.94
ALL10,997
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,536
|
|
pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$32.37
ALL3,070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$39.49
ALL3,746
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$32.13
ALL3,048
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$69.30
ALL6,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$82.40
ALL7,816
|
|
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