Cost of living comparison

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

Belgium is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 13.3% less in Belgium
Transportation
pay 3.1% more in Belgium
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Belgium
Childcare
pay 5.3 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 49.7% more in Belgium
Clothing
pay 1.9% more in Belgium

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Belgium are more expensive than in Yemen. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Belgium.

Belgium vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Yemen
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.60
YER1,839
$19.07
€16.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.61
YER2,323
$10.84
€9.27
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
YER411
$2.78
€2.37

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

 
Yemen
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
YER370
$2.28
€1.95
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
YER956
$6.70
€5.73
Milk (1 gallon) $10.62
YER2,569
$4.44
€3.80

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pay 3.1% more for transportation

 
Yemen
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $10.93
YER2,645
$6.91
€5.91
Monthly public transit pass $51.28
YER12,402
$45.41
€38.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,011.21
YER3,872,311
$27,628.35
€23,636.05

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Yemen
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
YER17,455
$49.35
€42.22
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.38
YER52,331
$815.11
€697.32
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $142.46
YER34,454
$705.09
€603.20

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

 
Yemen
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $86.27
YER20,864
$557.50
€476.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,364.07
YER813,601
$13,740.85
€11,755.30

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Yemen
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.01
YER728
$4.34
€3.71
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
YER900
$3.51
€3.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.28
YER1,035
$9.08
€7.77

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

 
Yemen
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.82
YER16,402
$92.82
€79.41
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$87.06
YER21,055
$43.31
€37.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.83
YER19,789
$90.40
€77.33

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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: July 2025
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