Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 0.5% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Italy, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$10.55
YER2,641
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 26.6% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$51.29
YER12,841
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$31.99
YER8,009
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$247.69
YER62,009
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$175.00
YER43,812
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$76.95
YER19,264
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$77.72
YER19,458
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$113.24
YER28,350
|
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