Cost of living comparison
Spain is 54.4% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Spain instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 52.7% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,903
|
$13.31
€12.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
$8.95
€8.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 26.7% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER981
|
$6.20
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,640
|
$4.19
€3.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER646
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$1.08
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.77
€0.69
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,737
|
$6.53
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,838
|
$35.45
€31.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,007,203
|
$33,659.33
€30,331.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,007
|
$14.39
€12.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,964
|
$33.81
€30.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,997
|
$828.43
€746.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,803
|
$665.31
€599.53
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,317
|
$106.67
€96.12
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,260
|
$381.14
€343.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER851,830
|
$7,410.38
€6,677.71
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER942
|
$1.92
€1.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$5.57
€5.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,455
|
$43.03
€38.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,265
|
$8.46
€7.63
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,979
|
$73.08
€65.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,790
|
$31.46
€28.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,487
|
$75.09
€67.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,344
|
$91.97
€82.87
|
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