Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 83.8% more for restaurants
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 68.3% more for groceries
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$10.55
YER2,641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$51.29
YER12,841
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,006
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$31.99
YER8,009
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$247.69
YER62,009
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$175.00
YER43,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$76.95
YER19,264
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$77.72
YER19,458
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 10.4% less for clothing
|
Eritrea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$113.24
YER28,350
|
|
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