United States vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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United States Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2515
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5738
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$1593
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$2641
$378
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$50
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4433
$93.9
💸 GDP per capita
$84534
$433
😃 Human freedom index
8.71
3.98
❤️ Life expectancy
78.4
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
13
🌐 English speaking %
95.3%
9%
🎓 Higher education
100
23
😀 Quality of life
88
17
🏙️ Population
340M
40.6M

The average cost of living in the United States ($2515) is 373% more expensive than in Yemen ($532). the United States ranked 10th 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 1.8 months in the United States compared to 0.2 months in Yemen. Ranked 21st and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the United States vs Yemen

We calculate prices for the United States and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 2202 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 States Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$5.38
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1682
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3111
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$38.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$59.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.36%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4955
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3526
$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$6.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.61
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.64
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.55
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1517
$93.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21058
$3643

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4207
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3378
3.9M
Chicago
$2822
2.75M
Houston
$2265
2.3M
San Diego
$3507
1.39M
Philadelphia
$2597
1.6M
Phoenix
$2357
1.61M
San Francisco
$4040
874K
Dallas
$2461
1.3M
San Antonio
$2063
1.43M
San Jose
$3962
1.01M
Seattle
$3154
737K
Austin
$2444
962K
Boston
$3638
676K
Washington
$3306
690K
Hempstead
$2697
793K
Fort Worth
$2219
919K
Charlotte
$2403
875K
Indianapolis
$2374
888K
Jacksonville
$2224
950K
Columbus
$2127
906K
Denver
$2791
716K
Portland
$2738
653K
Nashville
$2477
689K
Atlanta
$2617
499K
Oklahoma City
$1922
681K
Las Vegas
$2407
642K
Baltimore
$2234
586K
Sacramento
$2846
525K
Oakland
$3212
441K

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