Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 59.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$10.55
YER2,641
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$51.29
YER12,840
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$16,009.60
YER4,007,803
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$31.99
YER8,009
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$83.76
YER20,968
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$247.69
YER62,006
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$175.00
YER43,810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$77.17
YER19,320
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$76.95
YER19,263
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$3,403.23
YER851,957
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$77.72
YER19,457
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$5.06
YER1,265
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$67.84
YER16,982
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$87.06
YER21,794
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$81.85
YER20,490
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$113.24
YER28,348
|
|
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