Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 68.8% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.17
BOB21.91
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
BOB48.20
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
BOB7.03
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
BOB5.25
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
BOB9.01
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
BOB18.41
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
BOB24.06
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
BOB13.39
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
BOB11.53
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
BOB6.14
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
BOB4.43
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
BOB4.48
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
BOB3.18
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.02
BOB14.00
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.17
BOB181.11
|
$51.29
YER12,844
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,174.39
BOB111,920.97
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,805
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.68
BOB94.65
|
$31.99
YER8,011
|
|
pay 47.4% more for housing
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.31
BOB334.26
|
$83.76
YER20,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.39
BOB2,154.71
|
$247.69
YER62,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$215.91
BOB1,494.01
|
$175.00
YER43,821
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.22
BOB209.12
|
$77.17
YER19,324
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$178.93
BOB1,238.15
|
$76.95
YER19,268
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,497.25
BOB24,199.70
|
$3,403.23
YER852,170
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
BOB13.40
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
BOB17.27
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.89
BOB19.97
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.81
BOB282.38
|
$77.72
YER19,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
BOB46.32
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.46
BOB314.59
|
$67.84
YER16,986
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.97
BOB359.61
|
$87.06
YER21,799
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.38
BOB452.41
|
$81.85
YER20,495
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.33
BOB403.64
|
$113.24
YER28,355
|
|
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