Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,666
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,208
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,909
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,207
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,135
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,557
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,905
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,442
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,289
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,167
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,219
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,401
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER765
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,345
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER14,997
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,666
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,930
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,086
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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