Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 8.4 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$36.21
€34.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$11.32
€10.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$5.61
€5.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$8.77
€8.40
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$5.69
€5.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$11.39
€10.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$8.62
€8.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$5.55
€5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$8.45
€8.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.92
€2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$2.02
€1.94
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$29.74
€28.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$49,160.43
€47,133.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
pay 23.8 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$110.93
€106.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$9,401.30
€9,013.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$6,591.34
€6,319.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$292.40
€280.34
|
|
pay 20.4 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$2,759.79
€2,646.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$29,406.50
€28,194.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$6.29
€6.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$12.06
€11.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$512.44
€491.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$194.39
€186.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$75.16
€72.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$203.37
€194.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$446.93
€428.50
|
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