Cost of living comparison

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

Finland is 68.6% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants
pay 79.5% more in Finland
Groceries
pay 19.8% less in Finland
Transportation
pay 12.2% more in Finland
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Finland
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Finland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 93.9% more in Finland
Clothing
pay 14.3% less in Finland

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Finland are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Finland. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Finland.

Finland vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

pay 79.5% more for restaurants

 
Yemen
Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.60
YER1,839
$14.18
€12.13
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.61
YER2,323
$10.44
€8.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
YER411
$2.58
€2.20

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

 
Yemen
Finland
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
YER370
$2.29
€1.96
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
YER956
$3.70
€3.16
Milk (1 gallon) $10.62
YER2,569
$4.27
€3.65

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

 
Yemen
Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $10.93
YER2,645
$7.64
€6.54
Monthly public transit pass $51.28
YER12,402
$60.52
€51.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,011.21
YER3,872,311
$31,800.37
€27,205.22

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Yemen
Finland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
YER17,455
$22.24
€19.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.38
YER52,331
$734.49
€628.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $142.46
YER34,454
$604.75
€517.37

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Yemen
Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $86.27
YER20,864
$291.42
€249.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,364.07
YER813,601
$8,693.67
€7,437.44

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pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Yemen
Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.01
YER728
$7.29
€6.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
YER900
$4.21
€3.60
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.28
YER1,035
$10.54
€9.02

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

 
Yemen
Finland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.82
YER16,402
$75.15
€64.29
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$87.06
YER21,055
$31.18
€26.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.83
YER19,789
$82.09
€70.23

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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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