Cost of living comparison

 Yemen
compared to
 Rome, Italy
Rome vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 89.9% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants
pay 54.5% more in Rome
Groceries
pay 14.4% less in Rome
Transportation
pay 9.0% less in Rome
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Rome
Childcare
pay 4.5 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports
pay 32.9% more in Rome
Clothing
pay 20.9% less in Rome

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Rome. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rome instead of Yemen, you would:

pay 54.5% more for restaurants

 
Yemen
Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.60
YER1,871
$16.08
€14.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.61
YER2,363
$10.72
€9.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
YER418
$2.23
€2.05

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pay 14.4% less for groceries

 
Yemen
Rome
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
YER376
$1.78
€1.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
YER973
$7.00
€6.44
Milk (1 gallon) $10.62
YER2,613
$6.20
€5.70

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pay 9.0% less for transportation

 
Yemen
Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon) $10.93
YER2,690
$7.15
€6.57
Monthly public transit pass $51.28
YER12,615
$37.51
€34.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,011.21
YER3,938,758
$26,794.08
€24,637.10

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Yemen
Rome
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
YER17,754
$29.46
€27.08
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.38
YER53,229
$1,180.31
€1,085.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $142.46
YER35,045
$763.10
€701.66

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

 
Yemen
Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $86.27
YER21,222
$508.83
€467.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,364.07
YER827,562
$10,490.67
€9,646.15

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pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Yemen
Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.01
YER740
$5.36
€4.93
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
YER916
$1.53
€1.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.28
YER1,052
$6.43
€5.91

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

 
Yemen
Rome
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.82
YER16,683
$65.43
€60.17
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$87.06
YER21,416
$30.74
€28.26
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.83
YER20,129
$77.17
€70.95

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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