Cost of living and expenses in Yemen

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Yemen? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Yemen, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Yemen (The last update: yesterday)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Yemen Yemeni rial (YER). For 10 US dollars you can get 2.5 thousand Yemeni rials. For 100 US dollars you can get 25 thousand Yemeni rials. And the other way around: For 100 Yemeni rials you can get 0.399 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Yemen? Look here: Prices in cities in Yemen

Prices: Sana'a   Ibb   Mukalla   Sayyān   Bayt al-Faqih   Aden   Sana (Sanaa)   Ta'izz   Say'un   Sa'dah  


Price fees $81 ($40 - $150)

fees

$81 ($40 - $150)
61% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $53 ($20 - $120)

internet

$53 ($20 - $120)
25% is less expensive than in United States

Price jeans $58 ($28 - $92)

jeans

$58 ($28 - $92)
11% more than in United States

Price average earnings $356

average earnings

$356
92% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $229 ($120 - $479)

renting a small apartment in the center

$229 ($120 - $479)
87% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $393 ($200 - $719)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$393 ($200 - $719)
84% is less expensive than in United States

The cost of living in Yemen:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.8 (YER 200)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $80 (YER 20K)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $2.6 (YER 655)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $16K (YER 4M)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $229 (YER 57.3K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $147 (YER 36.9K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $559 (YER 140K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $393 (YER 98.3K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $81 (YER 20.3K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $53 (YER 13.3K)
  11. numb_34 $11.5 (YER 2.88K)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $58 (YER 14.5K)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $81 (YER 20.3K)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $61 (YER 15.4K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $81 (YER 20.3K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $39.5K (YER 9.88M)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $61 (YER 15.3K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.43K (YER 358K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.01K (YER 504K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $807 (YER 202K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $356 (YER 89.1K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 11%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.4 (YER 600)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $4 (YER 1K)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $7 (YER 1.75K)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price jeans $58 ($28 - $92)

jeans

$58 ($28 - $92)
11% more than in United States

Price cheap restaurant $7.4 ($4 - $14)

cheap restaurant

$7.4 ($4 - $14)
63% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $229 ($120 - $479)

renting a small apartment in the center

$229 ($120 - $479)
87% is less expensive than in United States

Price tomatoes $2.6 ($0.83 - $4)

tomatoes

$2.6 ($0.83 - $4)
by half less than in United States

Price local beer $2.9 ($1.5 - $4)

local beer

$2.9 ($1.5 - $4)
by half less than in United States

Price coffee $4.1 ($1.2 - $6.2)

coffee

$4.1 ($1.2 - $6.2)
19% is less expensive than in United States