Cost of living comparison
Russia is 14.4% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Russia instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$6.85
RUB666.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$4.21
RUB408.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.84
RUB81.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.41
RUB39.54
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$0.49
RUB47.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$3.93
RUB382.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$3.21
RUB311.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$1.21
RUB118.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.72
RUB167.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$0.56
RUB54.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.56
RUB54.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.75
RUB72.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.90
RUB87.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.22
RUB21.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.22
RUB21.25
|
|
pay 37.1% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$2.21
RUB214.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$19.07
RUB1,853.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,006
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,805,872.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$4.42
RUB429.77
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$6.26
RUB608.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$317.16
RUB30,825.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$217.57
RUB21,145.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$68.11
RUB6,620.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$212.06
RUB20,610.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$5,562.55
RUB540,625.91
|
|
pay 46.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$1.50
RUB145.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.72
RUB166.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$2.19
RUB213.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$29.01
RUB2,819.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$4.18
RUB406.25
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$58.04
RUB5,640.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$36.63
RUB3,560.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$78.11
RUB7,591.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$78.83
RUB7,661.51
|
|
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