Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 12.9% more expensive than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.8% less in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 75.8% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 55.2% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 23.6% less in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 73.8% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.7% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 41.9% more in Yemen
The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Portugal. Expenses including childcare, housing, and restaurants are lower in Yemen. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 14.8% less for restaurants
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.41
|
$7.60
YER1,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
$9.61
YER2,364
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.70
YER418
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 75.8% more for groceries
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.66
|
$3.95
YER973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$10.62
YER2,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
$4.96
YER1,222
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.98
|
$5.55
YER1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.91
|
$2.76
YER680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$2.30
YER565
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.27
YER313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.20
YER295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.90
YER223
|
|
pay 55.2% more for transportation
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.24
|
$10.93
YER2,691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€34.91
|
$51.28
YER12,619
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€28,550.91
|
$16,011.21
YER3,939,958
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.93
|
$29.52
YER7,263
|
|
pay 23.6% less for housing
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
$72.17
YER17,760
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€828.23
|
$216.38
YER53,246
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€673.80
|
$142.46
YER35,056
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
$75.93
YER18,684
|
|
pay 73.8% less for childcare
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€418.84
|
$86.27
YER21,229
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,243.38
|
$3,364.07
YER827,814
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.05
|
$3.01
YER740
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$3.72
YER916
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
$4.28
YER1,053
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€37.69
|
$70.42
YER17,327
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.22
|
$5.05
YER1,243
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Portugal
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€71.65
|
$67.82
YER16,688
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
$87.06
YER21,423
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€73.79
|
$81.83
YER20,135
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€86.30
|
$113.17
YER27,847
|
|
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