Cost of living comparison
Greece is 78.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Greece instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
YER1,249
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.93
YER1,981
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
YER245
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
YER137
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 21.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
YER300
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.85
YER713
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.98
YER1,993
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
YER793
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.20
YER1,050
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.20
YER551
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
YER173
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.63
YER407
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
YER246
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER199
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
YER187
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.22
YER2,805
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.83
YER10,705
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,991.01
YER2,247,123
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.38
YER6,092
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
YER9,778
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.11
YER69,508
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.96
YER36,980
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.55
YER13,885
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.44
YER15,356
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,327.35
YER331,745
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 27.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.69
YER672
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
YER690
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
YER907
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.26
YER11,812
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
YER1,249
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.83
YER10,954
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.06
YER15,511
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.23
YER14,304
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.53
YER16,879
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
|
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