Cost of living comparison
Greece is 53.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Greece instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 42.5% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$12.71
€11.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$8.10
€7.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$5.63
€5.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$3.64
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$8.80
€8.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,211
|
$40.24
€36.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
$22,158.38
€20,346.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$13.03
€11.96
|
|
pay 92.9% more for housing
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
$34.83
€31.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,463
|
$429.23
€394.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,303
|
$358.56
€329.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
$172.07
€158.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,225
|
$341.10
€313.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
$6,725.16
€6,175.37
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$4.08
€3.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$5.12
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,349
|
$45.22
€41.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$8.85
€8.12
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
$76.36
€70.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
$36.41
€33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
$77.82
€71.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,092
|
$99.20
€91.09
|
|
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