Maldives vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$829
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$1439
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$826
$93.9
💸 GDP per capita
$13379
$433
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
81
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
13
🌐 English speaking %
70%
9%
🎓 Higher education
12
23
😀 Quality of life
62
17
🏙️ Population
528K
40.6M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1330) is 150% more expensive than in Yemen ($532). Maldives ranked 51st vs 183rd for Yemen in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Maldives compared to 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 66th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Maldives and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Maldives Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1746
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$59.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.4
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.74
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3287
$3643

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Cities Comparison in Maldives vs Yemen

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1311
133K
Hulhumale
$1379
50K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$551
2.96M
Aden
$526
1.15M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$515
618K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$494
160K
Mukalla
$493
144K
Sa'dah
$491
70.2K
Sayyan
$492
70K
Zabid
$491
50.8K