Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 64.9% more expensive than Yemen overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 27.1% more in Portugal
- Groceries
-
pay 32.2% less in Portugal
- Transportation
-
pay 8.3% less in Portugal
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Portugal
- Childcare
-
pay 4.1 times more in Portugal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.0% less in Portugal
- Clothing
-
pay 16.3% less in Portugal
The cost of childcare, housing, and restaurants in Portugal are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Portugal. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Portugal.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,871
|
$11.32
€10.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,363
|
$8.41
€7.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER418
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER169
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
pay 32.2% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER376
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER973
|
$5.06
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,613
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,221
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,366
|
$3.25
€2.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER680
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER198
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER565
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER313
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER295
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER222
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,690
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,615
|
$37.96
€34.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758
|
$31,047.67
€28,548.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,261
|
$10.80
€9.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER17,754
|
$40.33
€37.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER53,229
|
$900.66
€828.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,045
|
$732.72
€673.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,678
|
$91.05
€83.72
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,222
|
$455.47
€418.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER827,562
|
$10,051.70
€9,242.52
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER740
|
$2.23
€2.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER916
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,052
|
$5.67
€5.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,322
|
$40.99
€37.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,243
|
$7.85
€7.22
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,683
|
$77.92
€71.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,416
|
$33.75
€31.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,129
|
$80.24
€73.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER27,839
|
$93.85
€86.30
|
|
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