Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 9.3% more expensive than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.4% less in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 65.4% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 42.8% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 13.8% less in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 65.9% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.5% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 47.3% more in Yemen
The cost of groceries, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Spain. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and housing are lower in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Spain, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.03
|
$7.60
YER1,846
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.00
|
$9.61
YER2,331
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.85
|
$1.70
YER412
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.37
|
$0.69
YER167
|
|
pay 65.4% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.13
|
$1.53
YER371
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.53
|
$3.95
YER960
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.61
|
$10.62
YER2,578
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.30
|
$4.96
YER1,205
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.92
|
$5.55
YER1,348
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.86
|
$2.76
YER671
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.80
YER195
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.75
|
$2.30
YER557
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.98
|
$1.27
YER309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$1.20
YER291
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.90
YER219
|
|
pay 42.8% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.54
|
$10.93
YER2,654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€29.73
|
$51.28
YER12,446
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,193.40
|
$16,011.21
YER3,885,922
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.64
|
$29.52
YER7,164
|
|
pay 13.8% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€27.65
|
$72.17
YER17,516
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€756.96
|
$216.38
YER52,515
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€600.57
|
$142.46
YER34,575
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€90.22
|
$75.93
YER18,428
|
|
pay 65.9% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€334.91
|
$86.27
YER20,938
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,379.64
|
$3,364.07
YER816,461
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.47
|
$3.01
YER730
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.72
|
$3.72
YER904
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.91
|
$4.28
YER1,038
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€37.20
|
$70.42
YER17,090
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.49
|
$5.05
YER1,226
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€65.85
|
$67.82
YER16,460
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€27.87
|
$87.06
YER21,129
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€67.64
|
$81.83
YER19,859
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€79.30
|
$113.17
YER27,465
|
|
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