Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 49.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$10.17
L£908,154
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$2.26
L£201,452
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.74
L£65,810
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.59
L£499,181
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.64
L£235,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.91
L£81,358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.56
L£50,283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.54
L£48,403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.62
L£55,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.53
L£47,754
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.45
L£40,119
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$3.67
L£327,513
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.62
L£234,492
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.92
L£260,814
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$9.00
L£803,973
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$128.96
L£11,519,888
|
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