United Kingdom vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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United Kingdom Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2183
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5169
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$1371
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2364
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$503
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3116
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$46125
$650
😃 Human freedom index
8.39
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
80.7
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
71
16
🌐 English speaking %
98.3%
9%
🎓 Higher education
100
25
😀 Quality of life
90
14
🏙️ Population
67.3M
28.3M

The average cost of living in the United Kingdom ($2183) is 332% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). the United Kingdom ranked 12th 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 1.4 months in the United Kingdom compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 16th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the United Kingdom vs Yemen

We calculate prices for the United Kingdom and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 277 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 Kingdom Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.16
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.16
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1111
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2555
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8083
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5251
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.7
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.83
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.4
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$101
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.3
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1613
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18419
$2850

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3321
8.91M
Birmingham
$2004
1.14M
Leeds
$1872
789K
Glasgow
$1884
626K
Edinburgh
$2043
488K
Manchester
$1998
548K
Bristol
$2136
472K
Sheffield
$1715
518K
Coventry
$2320
363K
Liverpool
$1713
513K
Leicester
$1797
464K
Cardiff
$1770
361K
Westminster
$3004
255K
Bolton
$1711
285K
Belfast
$1741
334K
Nottingham
$1966
289K
Brighton and Hove
$1987
277K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
300K
Milton Keynes
$2241
207K
Southampton
$1824
271K
Derby
$1654
255K
York
$1783
208K
Portsmouth
$1938
248K
Bradford
$1564
293K
Ipswich
$1719
290K
Plymouth
$1744
268K
Aberdeen
$1681
201K
Wolverhampton
$1687
251K
Kingston upon Hull
$1386
260K
Swindon
$1935
222K

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