Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 7.6% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 28.5% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
YER1,249
|
$2.80
$8,522
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.93
YER1,981
|
$5.55
$16,896
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
YER245
|
$0.65
$1,989
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
YER137
|
$0.51
$1,556
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
YER300
|
$0.88
$2,672
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
YER713
|
$1.58
$4,815
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.98
YER1,993
|
$3.43
$10,441
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
YER793
|
$1.68
$5,124
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
YER1,050
|
$1.64
$5,002
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
YER551
|
$0.91
$2,772
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
YER173
|
$0.31
$953
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
YER407
|
$0.44
$1,327
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
YER246
|
$0.47
$1,420
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER199
|
$0.33
$1,019
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
YER187
|
$0.37
$1,121
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.22
YER2,805
|
$2.35
$7,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.83
YER10,705
|
$25.70
$78,238
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,991.01
YER2,247,123
|
$16,602.01
$50,549,790
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
YER6,092
|
$12.47
$37,982
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
YER9,778
|
$25.53
$77,746
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.11
YER69,508
|
$233.21
$710,082
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.96
YER36,980
|
$206.61
$629,098
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.55
YER13,885
|
$48.65
$148,123
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.44
YER15,356
|
$128.73
$391,965
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,327.35
YER331,745
|
$3,150.81
$9,593,574
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
YER672
|
$1.03
$3,143
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.23
$3,747
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
YER907
|
$1.82
$5,543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.26
YER11,812
|
$19.09
$58,136
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
YER1,249
|
$3.45
$10,515
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Colombia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.83
YER10,954
|
$43.21
$131,559
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.06
YER15,511
|
$31.73
$96,613
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.23
YER14,304
|
$61.90
$188,477
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.53
YER16,879
|
$50.08
$152,498
|
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