Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Yemen

Aden vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Aden is 10.1% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% less in Aden
Groceries: pay 93.3% more in Aden
Transportation: pay 35.5% more in Aden
Housing: pay 28.8% less in Aden
Childcare: pay 85.6% less in Aden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Aden
Clothing: pay 84.1% more in Aden

The cost of groceries, clothing, and transportation in Aden are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Aden. Notably, groceries and clothing are significantly more expensive in Aden.

Aden vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Aden instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 22.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Aden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.21	$11.49 YER2,743	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.14	$10.45 YER2,493	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 €2.17	$2.17 YER519	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 €1.16	$0.92 YER219	-31.3%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 93.3% more for groceries

	Rome	Aden
Bread 1 loaf	$2.21 €1.92	$2.31 YER551	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.54 €8.28	$3.65 YER871	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.12 €6.18	$15.29 YER3,649	+114.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.01	$9.86 YER2,354	+113.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 €4.80	$9.95 YER2,375	+80.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.05	$5.05 YER1,206	+317.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$1.33 YER317	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.93	$3.93 YER939	+265.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 €1.25	$1.80 YER430	+25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.74	$1.57 YER374	+84.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.85	$1.52 YER362	+55.0%
Average			+93.3%

Rome vs. Aden - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Aden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.66 €6.65	$12.71 YER3,033	+65.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.88 €35.48	$91.93 YER21,940	+124.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,345.90	$16,715.42 YER4M	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.86 €17.24	$18.67 YER4,456	-6.0%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 28.8% less for housing

	Rome	Aden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.12 €27.88	$64.18 YER15,317	+99.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,436.63 €1,247.02	$269.39 YER64,290	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$927.65 €805.22	$251.89 YER60,114	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.74 €149.08	$67.05 YER16,002	-61.0%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 85.6% less for childcare

	Rome	Aden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.18 €493.19	$86.09 YER20,546	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,951.36 €9,505.98	$1,487.00 YER355K	-86.4%
Average			-85.6%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Aden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.07	$3.75 YER895	-35.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 €1.75	$4.22 YER1,006	+109.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 €6.24	$5.01 YER1,197	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.65 €61.32	$55.12 YER13,155	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.14	$5.85 YER1,396	-49.9%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 84.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Aden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.76 €70.97	$98.90 YER23,602	+21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.76 €32.78	$104.47 YER24,932	+176.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.68 €76.98	$158.80 YER37,897	+79.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.80 €101.38	$186.66 YER44,545	+59.8%
Average			+84.1%

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