Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 30.2% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 87.6% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 11.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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