Cost of living comparison
France is 2.1 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in France instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,904
|
$15.92
€14.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,641
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,841
|
$51.68
€47.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005
|
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,009
|
$18.46
€16.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,969
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,009
|
$779.01
€716.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,812
|
$611.60
€562.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,321
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,264
|
$707.64
€650.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,000
|
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,458
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Yemen
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,983
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,795
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,491
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,350
|
$126.59
€116.43
|
|
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