Cost of living comparison

 Malta
compared to
 Yemen
Yemen vs. Malta Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 2.1% more expensive than Malta overall.

Restaurants
pay 32.6% less in Yemen
Groceries
pay 50.7% more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 46.0% more in Yemen
Housing
pay 4.3% less in Yemen
Childcare
pay 73.2% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.8% less in Yemen
Clothing
pay 30.1% more in Yemen

The cost of groceries, transportation, and clothing in Yemen are more expensive than in Malta. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Malta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Malta, you would:

pay 32.6% less for restaurants

 
Malta
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.58
€14.32
$7.60
YER1,871
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.83
€9.04
$9.61
YER2,363
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
€1.99
$1.70
YER418

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pay 50.7% more for groceries

 
Malta
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.20
€1.10
$1.53
YER376
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.39
€4.04
$3.95
YER973
Milk (1 gallon) $4.49
€4.13
$10.62
YER2,613

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

 
Malta
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.42
€4.98
$10.93
YER2,690
Monthly public transit pass $23.63
€21.73
$51.28
YER12,615
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,001.46
€23,908.29
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758

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pay 4.3% less for housing

 
Malta
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.01
€28.51
$72.17
YER17,754
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $947.36
€871.10
$216.38
YER53,229
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.74
€739.96
$142.46
YER35,045

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

 
Malta
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $587.45
€540.16
$86.27
YER21,222
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,655.79
€7,958.98
$3,364.07
YER827,562

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Malta
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.44
€3.16
$3.01
YER740
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.38
€2.19
$3.72
YER916
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.93
€5.45
$4.28
YER1,052

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pay 30.1% more for clothing

 
Malta
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.57
€82.36
$67.82
YER16,683
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.50
€33.56
$87.06
YER21,416
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.33
€81.22
$81.83
YER20,129

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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