Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ireland vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary
Ireland is 2.0 times more expensive than Yemen overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.9% more in Ireland
- Groceries
-
pay 31.3% less in Ireland
- Transportation
-
pay 25.3% more in Ireland
- Housing
-
pay 5.4 times more in Ireland
- Childcare
-
pay 5.2 times more in Ireland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.4% more in Ireland
- Clothing
-
pay 12.2% less in Ireland
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Ireland are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Ireland. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Ireland.
Ireland vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ireland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.52
YER2,249
|
$19.96
€17.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.91
YER2,340
|
$12.14
€10.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
YER523
|
$2.67
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
YER279
|
$2.00
€1.78
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
YER487
|
$2.02
€1.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
YER1,515
|
$5.34
€4.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.63
YER3,219
|
$5.82
€5.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.05
YER1,664
|
$4.21
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
YER1,298
|
$5.11
€4.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.80
YER898
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
YER254
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.83
YER669
|
$1.39
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
YER346
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
YER313
|
$0.92
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER299
|
$0.70
€0.62
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
YER2,184
|
$7.65
€6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$84.67
YER19,994
|
$110.44
€98.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,933.01
YER4M
|
$38,078.30
€33,891.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.17
YER4,998
|
$17.71
€15.76
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$101.30
YER23,922
|
$49.31
€43.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$229.13
YER54,109
|
$1,521.74
€1,354.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.13
YER41,357
|
$1,279.42
€1,138.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.36
YER14,253
|
$177.91
€158.35
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.63
YER17,624
|
$1,010.73
€899.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,747.12
YER885K
|
$7,428.18
€6,611.35
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
pay 80.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
YER658
|
$6.56
€5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.90
YER921
|
$4.23
€3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.29
YER1,250
|
$19.61
€17.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.84
YER10,825
|
$58.26
€51.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
YER1,400
|
$13.78
€12.27
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.14
YER17,744
|
$88.92
€79.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
YER24,492
|
$41.00
€36.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
YER18,661
|
$96.60
€85.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.89
YER23,826
|
$104.62
€93.12
|
|
Yemen vs. Ireland - 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 October 2026). How we calculate this
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