Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 10.4% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Yemen instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 25.0% more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 93.5% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.21
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.87
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.12
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.42
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
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