United Arab Emirates vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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United Arab Emirates Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1904
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4462
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$1238
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$2399
$455
🍽️ Food expenses
$406
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3280
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$52977
$533
😃 Human freedom index
5.73
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
16
🌐 English speaking %
65%
9%
🎓 Higher education
68
25
😀 Quality of life
78
12
🏙️ Population
9.89M
28.3M

The average cost of living in the United Arab Emirates ($1904) is 260% more expensive than in Yemen ($530). the United Arab Emirates ranked 19th vs 179th 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 the United Arab Emirates compared to 0.8 months in Yemen. Ranked 30th and 187th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the United Arab Emirates vs Yemen

We calculate prices for the United Arab Emirates and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

United Arab Emirates Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.86
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.96
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1420
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$943
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2605
$532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2024
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5331
$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3494
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.71
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.8
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.6
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.2
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.01
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.5
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$614
$79
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10203
$2904

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2309
3.33M
Abu Dhabi
$1802
1.48M
Al Ain
$1050
767K
Sharjah
$1503
1.25M
Ajman
$2084
490K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
116K
Fujairah
$1232
119K
Umm al-Quwain
$1768
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1630
29.1K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$550
2.96M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$513
618K
Aden
$509
507K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$491
160K
Mukalla
$491
144K
Sa'dah
$488
70.2K
Sayyan
$491
70K
Zabid
$489
50.8K