Cost of living comparison
Italy is 85.7% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Italy instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 87.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,666
|
$15.74
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,208
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,909
|
$8.02
€7.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,208
|
$38.40
€35.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,400
|
$25,887.08
€24,260.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,558
|
$18.65
€17.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,906
|
$30.75
€28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,449
|
$608.10
€569.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,294
|
$488.80
€458.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,168
|
$151.72
€142.18
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,221
|
$459.30
€430.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,481
|
$9,604.44
€9,000.87
|
|
pay 41.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,347
|
$51.79
€48.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Yemen
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER14,998
|
$80.37
€75.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,667
|
$36.54
€34.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,932
|
$89.56
€83.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,088
|
$114.84
€107.63
|
|
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