Cost of living comparison
Italy is 75.7% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Italy instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 59.0% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.51
€2.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.81
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$5.59
€5.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.33
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$38.24
€35.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$26,985.59
€24,803.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$19.55
€17.97
|
|
pay 99.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$29.86
€27.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$660.64
€607.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$504.89
€464.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$158.99
€146.13
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$519.28
€477.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$9,615.09
€8,837.71
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$4.97
€4.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$6.16
€5.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$52.41
€48.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$9.51
€8.74
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$76.74
€70.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$34.05
€31.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$84.06
€77.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$115.51
€106.17
|
|
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