Cost of living comparison
compared to
Yemen vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary
Yemen is 64.4% cheaper than Switzerland overall.
Yemen vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Yemen instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.33
CHF24.99
|
$9.52
YER2,250
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.14
CHF14.94
|
$9.91
YER2,340
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.29
CHF4.35
|
$2.22
YER523
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.78
CHF3.94
|
$1.18
YER279
|
|
Switzerland vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
CHF2.89
|
$2.06
YER487
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.96
CHF10.68
|
$6.42
YER1,515
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.10
CHF6.68
|
$13.63
YER3,219
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.57
CHF6.24
|
$7.05
YER1,664
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.18
CHF10.04
|
$5.50
YER1,298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.60
CHF1.32
|
$3.80
YER898
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
CHF0.75
|
$1.07
YER254
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
CHF1.03
|
$2.83
YER669
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
CHF1.85
|
$1.47
YER346
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CHF0.70
|
$1.32
YER313
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
CHF0.78
|
$1.27
YER299
|
|
Switzerland vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.57
CHF7.06
|
$9.25
YER2,184
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.70
CHF97.79
|
$84.67
YER19,996
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,149.55
CHF33,076.84
|
$16,933.01
YER4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.12
CHF34.70
|
$21.17
YER4,999
|
|
Switzerland vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation
pay 84.3% less for housing
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.17
CHF47.92
|
$101.30
YER23,924
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,813.65
CHF1,494.16
|
$229.13
YER54,115
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,535.97
CHF1,265.39
|
$175.13
YER41,361
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.49
CHF170.11
|
$60.36
YER14,255
|
|
Switzerland vs. Yemen - Cost of housing
pay 94.4% less for childcare
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,648.71
CHF2,182.11
|
$74.63
YER17,626
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$33,203.62
CHF27,354.51
|
$3,747.12
YER885K
|
|
Switzerland vs. Yemen - Cost of childcare
pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.68
CHF7.15
|
$2.78
YER658
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
CHF4.90
|
$3.90
YER921
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.85
CHF8.94
|
$5.29
YER1,250
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.96
CHF77.41
|
$45.84
YER10,826
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.75
CHF18.74
|
$5.93
YER1,400
|
|
Switzerland vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.6% less for clothing
|
Switzerland
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$135.00
CHF111.22
|
$75.14
YER17,746
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.94
CHF54.32
|
$103.71
YER24,495
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$152.86
CHF125.93
|
$79.02
YER18,663
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$196.87
CHF162.19
|
$100.89
YER23,828
|
|
Switzerland 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 November 2026). How we calculate this
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