Saudi Arabia vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saudi Arabia Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2803
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$651
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1018
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$140
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2163
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$30448
$650
😃 Human freedom index
4.53
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
76.9
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
52
16
🌐 English speaking %
55%
9%
🎓 Higher education
80
25
😀 Quality of life
62
14
🏙️ Population
33M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Saudi Arabia ($1244) is 146% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). Saudi Arabia ranked 46th vs 176th 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 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 56th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Saudi Arabia vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Saudi Arabia and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 22 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.

Saudi Arabia Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.67
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1266
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.99%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1778
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1193
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.3
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.11
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.57
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$96.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.6
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.4
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.2
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7884
$2850

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K