Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 58.9% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 69.2% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 77.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 66.4% less for housing
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 37.6% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
|
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