Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Greece, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$8.58
YER2,149
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 44.7% more for transportation
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$60.75
YER15,213
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$277.44
YER69,470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$188.93
YER47,308
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
|
pay 64.1% less for childcare
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$80.78
YER20,227
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$57.31
YER14,351
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Greece
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$76.25
YER19,094
|
|
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