Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 22.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Yemen instead of France, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.74
|
$6.66
YER1,666
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.11
|
$8.82
YER2,208
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.52
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.72
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 10.7% more for groceries
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.52
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.61
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.88
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.17
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.77
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.89
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.18
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.94
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.16
|
$7.63
YER1,909
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€47.91
|
$60.75
YER15,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€23,956.84
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,135
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.49
|
$38.18
YER9,557
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.26
|
$47.56
YER11,905
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€694.88
|
$277.44
YER69,442
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€557.92
|
$188.93
YER47,289
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€123.36
|
$48.61
YER12,167
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€615.96
|
$80.78
YER20,219
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,331.36
|
$3,233.72
YER809,401
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.70
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.68
|
$3.06
YER765
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.15
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.70
|
$57.31
YER14,345
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.25
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
|
France
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€77.82
|
$59.92
YER14,997
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.54
|
$78.57
YER19,666
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.11
|
$71.63
YER17,930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€112.10
|
$76.25
YER19,086
|
|
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