Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 52.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
|
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