Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 16.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 53.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
|
pay 70.9% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
|
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