Cost of living comparison
Germany is 98.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Germany instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$14.04
€13.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$10.20
€9.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 9.4% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$6.71
€6.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$6.24
€5.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.07
€6.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$52.96
€50.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$28,807.86
€27,620.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$23.02
€22.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$48.22
€46.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$790.39
€757.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$625.27
€599.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$230.06
€220.58
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$458.39
€439.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$12,308.95
€11,801.48
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.49
€3.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$8.74
€8.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$36.01
€34.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$12.80
€12.27
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$82.34
€78.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$40.78
€39.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$91.59
€87.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$123.43
€118.34
|
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