Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 37.5% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.0% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 68.7% more in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 26.5% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.1% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% more in Yemen
The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Yemen are more expensive than in Albania. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Albania, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$7.60
YER1,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$9.61
YER2,363
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$1.70
YER418
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$3.95
YER973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$10.62
YER2,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$4.96
YER1,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$5.55
YER1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$2.76
YER680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$2.30
YER565
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$1.27
YER313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$1.20
YER295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.90
YER222
|
|
pay 45.8% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$10.93
YER2,690
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$51.28
YER12,615
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$29.52
YER7,261
|
|
pay 68.7% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$72.17
YER17,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$216.38
YER53,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$142.46
YER35,045
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$75.93
YER18,678
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$86.27
YER21,222
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$3,364.07
YER827,562
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$3.01
YER740
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$3.72
YER916
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$4.28
YER1,052
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$70.42
YER17,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$5.05
YER1,243
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$67.82
YER16,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$87.06
YER21,416
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$81.83
YER20,129
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$113.17
YER27,839
|
|
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