Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 20.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Germany, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Germany
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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