Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.9 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$26.06
CHF23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$16.57
CHF15.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$4.36
CHF3.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 74.9% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$3.23
CHF2.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$14.05
CHF12.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$6.73
CHF6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$6.47
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$11.61
CHF10.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$2.00
CHF1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 74.2% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$7.86
CHF7.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$101.99
CHF92.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,293.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$39.48
CHF35.95
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$58.09
CHF52.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,390.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,153.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$182.90
CHF166.53
|
|
pay 18.3 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,051.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,849.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$6.80
CHF6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$5.05
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$9.54
CHF8.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$88.43
CHF80.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$20.14
CHF18.34
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$111.16
CHF101.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$56.12
CHF51.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$131.83
CHF120.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$170.76
CHF155.48
|
|
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