Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
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
YER1,900
|
$19.07
€18.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.78
€2.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.46
€2.36
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$6.70
€6.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$4.44
€4.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$4.78
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.89
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$6.91
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$45.41
€43.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$26.01
€24.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$815.11
€781.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$705.09
€676.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$557.50
€534.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$4.34
€4.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.51
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$12.48
€11.96
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$125.11
€119.95
|
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