Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 20.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$2.08
฿75.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.67
฿24.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.35
฿12.85
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$7.99
฿290.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$6.46
฿234.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.07
฿38.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.20
฿43.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.50
฿18.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.79
฿28.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.59
฿21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.62
฿22.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.46
฿16.69
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.57
฿165.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$24.32
฿883.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$9.68
฿351.58
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.90
฿68.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.94
฿70.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.63
฿204.53
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
|
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