Cost of living comparison
compared to
Yemen vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary
Yemen is 77.1% cheaper than Monaco overall.
Yemen vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Yemen instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
€27.41
|
$9.52
YER2,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.76
€10.46
|
$9.91
YER2,340
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$7.52
€6.69
|
$2.22
YER523
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.52
€6.69
|
$1.18
YER279
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
€3.71
|
$2.06
YER487
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.73
€7.77
|
$6.42
YER1,515
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€6.76
|
$13.63
YER3,219
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.79
€4.26
|
$7.05
YER1,664
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.62
€6.78
|
$5.50
YER1,298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
€1.89
|
$3.80
YER898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.28
€2.03
|
$1.07
YER254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.51
|
$2.83
YER669
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.69
€2.40
|
$1.47
YER346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.62
|
$1.32
YER313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.69
|
$1.27
YER299
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries
pay 7.2% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.91
€7.93
|
$9.25
YER2,184
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.51
€27.16
|
$84.67
YER19,994
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,360.87
€45,713.02
|
$16,933.01
YER4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.51
€20.93
|
$21.17
YER4,998
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation
pay 95.2% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.06
€71.26
|
$101.30
YER23,922
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,971.92
€5,315.23
|
$229.13
YER54,109
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,792.97
€6,045.99
|
$175.13
YER41,357
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$367.05
€326.69
|
$60.36
YER14,253
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of housing
pay 94.4% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,883.32
€2,566.26
|
$74.63
YER17,624
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$30,722.74
€27,344.35
|
$3,747.12
YER885K
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of childcare
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.08
€8.97
|
$2.78
YER658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
€3.51
|
$3.90
YER921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.16
€11.71
|
$5.29
YER1,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$379.31
€337.60
|
$45.84
YER10,825
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.68
€13.95
|
$5.93
YER1,400
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 54.0% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$187.18
€166.60
|
$75.14
YER17,744
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$80.90
€72.00
|
$103.71
YER24,492
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.58
€161.62
|
$79.02
YER18,661
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$503.60
€448.22
|
$100.89
YER23,826
|
|
Monaco vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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