Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 68.2% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
YER1,250
|
$8.25
$8.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.93
YER1,984
|
$6.00
$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
YER246
|
$2.27
$2.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
YER137
|
$1.10
$1.10
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
YER300
|
$0.99
$0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
YER714
|
$3.63
$3.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.98
YER1,996
|
$12.74
$12.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
YER794
|
$1.58
$1.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
YER1,052
|
$2.75
$2.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
YER552
|
$2.83
$2.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
YER173
|
$0.50
$0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
YER408
|
$0.51
$0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
YER246
|
$1.08
$1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER199
|
$0.77
$0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
YER188
|
$1.11
$1.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.22
YER2,809
|
$4.31
$4.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.83
YER10,719
|
$20.00
$20.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,991.01
YER2,250,187
|
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
YER6,101
|
$5.00
$5.00
|
|
pay 87.5% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
YER9,791
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.11
YER69,603
|
$375.00
$375.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.96
YER37,030
|
$222.50
$222.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.55
YER13,903
|
$23.89
$23.89
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.44
YER15,377
|
$70.00
$70.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,327.35
YER332,197
|
$13,875.00
$13,875.00
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
YER673
|
$3.25
$3.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.57
$1.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
YER909
|
$4.00
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.26
YER11,828
|
$16.62
$16.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
YER1,251
|
$1.12
$1.12
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.83
YER10,969
|
$51.62
$51.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.06
YER15,533
|
$45.17
$45.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.23
YER14,324
|
$80.00
$80.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.53
YER16,902
|
$63.50
$63.50
|
|
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