Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 1.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Italy, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.48
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.44
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 42.2% more for groceries
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.55
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.30
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.84
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.26
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.68
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.93
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€37.21
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.34
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 9.7% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€629.13
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€490.81
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€487.75
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.80
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.62
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.97
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€9.00
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
|
Italy
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€110.67
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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