Cost of living comparison
Finland is 66.5% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Finland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 78.8% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$60.62
€55.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$18.81
€17.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$746.03
€685.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$620.54
€570.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$310.89
€285.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
|
pay 93.8% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$43.05
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$107.88
€99.15
|
|
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