Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in France instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 87.3% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$15.64
€14.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$10.86
€10.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.73
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
pay 2.8% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$8.46
€8.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$4.52
€4.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$5.82
€5.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.25
€6.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$50.39
€47.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$31,262.62
€29,648.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$17.66
€16.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$30.07
€28.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$750.17
€711.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$604.38
€573.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$140.10
€132.86
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$690.26
€654.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$9,163.56
€8,690.37
|
|
pay 70.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.01
€2.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$11.83
€11.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$35.91
€34.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$12.10
€11.47
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$89.62
€85.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$37.76
€35.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$91.52
€86.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$126.90
€120.34
|
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