Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Spain

Spain vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 43.8% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.6% more in Spain
Groceries: pay 41.2% less in Spain
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Spain
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Spain
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Spain
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Spain

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Spain are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Spain. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Spain.

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Spain vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Spain instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 37.6% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$16.08 €14.31	+68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$10.79 €9.61	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$2.54 €2.26	+14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$1.76 €1.57	+49.1%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 41.2% less for groceries

	Yemen	Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$1.49 €1.33	-27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$7.20 €6.40	+12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$4.49 €4.00	-67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$3.29 €2.93	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$3.74 €3.33	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$1.16 €1.03	-69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.93 €0.83	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$0.96 €0.85	-66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$1.24 €1.10	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$0.84 €0.75	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$0.89 €0.79	-29.5%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Yemen	Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$6.62 €5.89	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$31.07 €27.66	-63.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$34,519.36 €30,723.47	+103.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	$16.43 €14.62	-22.4%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Yemen	Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$29.92 €26.63	-70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$925.54 €823.76	+303.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$728.71 €648.57	+316.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$109.11 €97.11	+80.8%
Average			+217.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$480.60 €427.75	+544.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$9,049.60 €8,054.47	+141.5%
Average			+294.4%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$3.31 €2.94	+18.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$2.30 €2.04	-41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$6.23 €5.54	+17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$47.01 €41.84	+2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$9.34 €8.32	+57.6%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Yemen	Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$80.62 €71.76	+7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$36.25 €32.27	-65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$90.09 €80.18	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$108.00 €96.12	+7.0%
Average			-17.7%

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