Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Athens and Yemen

For one person, living is cheaper in Yemen: $1,050 a month against $1,779 in Athens, rent and utilities included – about $8,700 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Athens, Greece
Yemen
Athens
🇬🇷 Greece
$1,779
/mo nomad
🇾🇪 Yemen
$1,050
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Athens is 10.5% more expensive than Yemen without rent, and 69.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Athens is 18.2% more expensive than Yemen without rent, and 53.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$16.83 €14.99
$8.37 YER 1,974
101.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$66.0 €58.8
$25.78 YER 6,083
156.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$11.21 €9.98
$10.48 YER 2,471
6.97%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.55 YER 837
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.21 YER 1,230
-
Cappuccino
$4.08 €3.64
$3.43 YER 808
18.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 €2.47
$1.76 YER 415
57.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.54 €0.48
$0.87 YER 206
-37.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.70 €5.07
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.26 €5.58
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.84 €1.64
$2.92 YER 689
-36.99%
White Bread (500g)
$1.43 €1.27
$1.36 YER 321
5.15%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.67 €2.38
$4.25 YER 1,002
-37.18%
Eggs
$4.95 €4.41
$5.16 YER 1,218
-4.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.09 €13.44
$11.15 YER 2,630
35.34%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.99 €9.79
$9.87 YER 2,330
11.35%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.77 €17.60
$27.43 YER 6,470
-27.93%
Apples (1kg)
$2.12 €1.89
$5.99 YER 1,412
-64.61%
Banana (1kg)
$1.98 €1.76
$2.41 YER 569
-17.84%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.33 €1.18
$4.28 YER 1,009
-68.93%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.16 €1.92
$2.84 YER 671
-23.94%
Potato (1kg)
$1.06 €0.94
$2.56 YER 605
-58.59%
Onion (1kg)
$1.15 €1.02
$2.41 YER 568
-52.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.08 €0.96
$0.84 YER 199
28.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 €0.75
$0.94 YER 222
-9.57%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$2.58 YER 609
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.84 YER 434
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 YER 835
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.46 €4.86
$5.02 YER 1,184
8.76%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.03 €8.93
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.04 €1.82
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 €2.12
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Athens
Yemen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 €1.20
$0.40 YER 95.4
237.50%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.52 €27.18
$83.3 YER 19.7K
-63.37%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.81 €3.39
$2.14 YER 505
78.04%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.03 €0.92
$2.10 YER 495
-50.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.49 €14.68
$7.23 YER 1,706
128.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.34 €2.09
$2.82 YER 665
-17.02%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.8K €24.7K
$17.0K YER 4.0M
63.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.6K €23.7K
$34.7K YER 8.2M
-23.43%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$202 €180
$77.9 YER 18.4K
159.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$26.81 €23.87
$20.23 YER 4,774
32.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.49 €27.14
$41.27 YER 9,736
-26.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.1 €48.14
$55.5 YER 13.1K
-2.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$27.40 €24.40
$14.59 YER 3,441
87.80%
Cinema Ticket
$10.44 €9.30
$5.77 YER 1,362
80.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$568 €505
$64.5 YER 15.2K
779.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.2K €13.5K
$1,915 YER 451.9K
692.65%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.7 €80.7
$58.8 YER 13.9K
54.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.32 €35.01
$83.6 YER 19.7K
-52.97%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$105 €93.7
$56.9 YER 13.4K
84.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$129 €115
$58.2 YER 13.7K
121.56%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Athens
Yemen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$742 €661
$237 YER 55.9K
213.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$648 €577
$132 YER 31.1K
391.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,271 €1,132
$490 YER 115.7K
159.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,122 €999
$332 YER 78.3K
237.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,999 €3,561
$3,249 YER 766.5K
23.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,281 €2,921
$684 YER 161.3K
379.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Athens
Yemen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,245 €1,109
$275 YER 64.9K
352.68%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.44
11.12
-60.07%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Athens: October 31, 2026

Last update for Yemen: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Athens
$648
Yemen
$132 79.6% $516
Groceries & Markets
Athens
$316
Yemen
$348 10.2% $32
Eating Out
Athens
$272
Yemen
$150 44.8% $122
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Athens
$260
Yemen
$139 46.3% $120
Clothing & Footwear
Athens
$164
Yemen
$116 29.3% $48
Sport & Entertainment
Athens
$75
Yemen
$67 10.6% $7.9
Getting Around
Athens
$45
Yemen
$98 117% $53
Good to know
🇬🇷 Athens
🇾🇪 Yemen
🕒 Local time
13:55 1:55 PM
14:55 2:55 PM
1 h ahead of Athens
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
3,090,508 Capital
28,250,420
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Exchange rates and currency converter

YER, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.89 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Yemeni Rial exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 236 YER (1,000 YER = 4.24 USD). 1 EUR = 265 YER (1,000 YER = 3.77 EUR).

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