Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 18.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Finland, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.84
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.42
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 31.2% more for groceries
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.75
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.53
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.32
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.22
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.35
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 18.8% less for housing
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€695.45
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€576.95
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€323.64
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.64
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.91
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.06
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.18
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Finland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.14
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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