Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 13.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 67.9% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 89.2% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 59.7% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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