Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 8.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,903
|
$2.26
THB82.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$5.53
THB202.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.63
THB23.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 35.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$7.97
THB292.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$6.00
THB220.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$1.92
THB70.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.07
THB39.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$1.19
THB43.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.63
THB23.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.45
THB16.70
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$4.25
THB155.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,839
|
$22.11
THB811.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,007,291
|
$24,588.11
THB902,393.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,008
|
$9.24
THB338.95
|
|
pay 10.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,965
|
$15.82
THB580.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,998
|
$393.06
THB14,425.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,804
|
$209.24
THB7,679.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,317
|
$48.32
THB1,773.32
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,260
|
$329.15
THB12,079.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER851,848
|
$10,347.16
THB379,745.13
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$1.87
THB68.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.81
THB66.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$3.52
THB129.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,455
|
$46.67
THB1,712.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,265
|
$5.45
THB200.10
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,979
|
$34.16
THB1,253.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,791
|
$26.70
THB979.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,488
|
$75.98
THB2,788.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,345
|
$61.99
THB2,275.11
|
|
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