Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.8 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in United States instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
YER1,166
|
$14.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.93
YER1,483
|
$7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
YER205
|
$1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
YER129
|
$1.53
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
YER283
|
$2.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
YER588
|
$5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.18
YER2,044
|
$3.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
YER745
|
$2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
YER979
|
$4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
YER447
|
$2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
YER175
|
$0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
YER326
|
$1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
YER254
|
$1.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
YER212
|
$1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
YER198
|
$1.25
|
|
pay 38.4% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
YER1,660
|
$2.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.03
YER9,755
|
$63.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,600.00
YER2,149,397
|
$23,189.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.33
YER5,082
|
$16.83
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.84
YER13,956
|
$67.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.65
YER68,394
|
$1,225.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$152.36
YER38,080
|
$1,034.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.04
YER13,506
|
$128.68
|
|
pay 14.6 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$43.94
YER10,981
|
$891.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,708.04
YER426,890
|
$15,195.09
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
YER511
|
$4.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
YER604
|
$4.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.73
YER933
|
$7.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.52
YER13,627
|
$39.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
YER1,375
|
$11.58
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
YER9,608
|
$43.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.78
YER14,440
|
$35.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.81
YER17,447
|
$75.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.42
YER15,351
|
$95.31
|
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