Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 25.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 60.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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