Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.4 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$18.85
€18.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$9.88
€9.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$7.68
€7.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$6.37
€6.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$34.01
€32.61
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$5.20
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$33.59
€32.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$127.67
€122.41
|
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