Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.2 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 68.1% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
|
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