Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$17.84
kr2,519
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$14.27
kr2,015
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$2.32
kr327
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$2.12
kr300
|
|
pay 23.9% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$3.42
kr484
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.98
kr845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$5.33
kr752
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$5.66
kr799
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$7.09
kr1,002
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.16
kr164
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.98
kr139
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.17
kr166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.84
kr259
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.96
kr135
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$8.03
kr1,135
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$77.40
kr10,932
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$29,836.83
kr4,214,452
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$23.97
kr3,385
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$62.40
kr8,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$1,437.14
kr202,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$1,215.63
kr171,707
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$68.63
kr9,694
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$259.34
kr36,632
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$2,750.10
kr388,451
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$8.52
kr1,204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$4.15
kr587
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$10.64
kr1,502
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$56.90
kr8,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$12.27
kr1,734
|
|
pay 75.5% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$118.08
kr16,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$50.39
kr7,117
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$151.12
kr21,345
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$175.20
kr24,747
|
|
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