Cost of living comparison
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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER166
|
$2.46
€2.10
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,201
|
$3.43
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,343
|
$4.78
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER668
|
$1.11
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER195
|
$0.89
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER555
|
$1.07
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER308
|
$1.16
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER290
|
$0.83
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER219
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,139
|
$26.01
€22.26
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,363
|
$154.10
€131.84
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,030
|
$36.02
€30.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,222
|
$12.48
€10.67
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER27,369
|
$125.11
€107.03
|
|
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