Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelona and Yemen

For one person, living is cheaper in Yemen: $1,072 a month against $2,405 in Barcelona, rent and utilities included – about $16,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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Barcelona
🇪🇸 Spain
$2,405
/mo nomad
🇾🇪 Yemen
$1,072
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Barcelona is 9% more expensive than Yemen without rent, and 124.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Barcelona is 15.8% more expensive than Yemen without rent, and 88.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.98 €16.05
$8.28 YER 1,952
117.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$67.4 €60.2
$25.54 YER 6,023
163.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$13.37 €11.93
$10.75 YER 2,536
24.37%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.61 YER 851
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.09 YER 1,201
-
Cappuccino
$3.34 €2.98
$3.44 YER 812
-2.91%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.95 €2.64
$1.77 YER 418
66.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 €1.69
$0.90 YER 212
111.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.88 €3.46
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.57 €4.08
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 €1.13
$2.96 YER 699
-57.09%
White Bread (500g)
$1.96 €1.75
$1.37 YER 322
43.07%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 €1.56
$4.32 YER 1,019
-59.49%
Eggs
$4.89 €4.36
$5.19 YER 1,225
-5.78%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$17.47 €15.59
$11.18 YER 2,637
56.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.06 €8.09
$10.12 YER 2,386
-10.47%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$20.18 €18.01
$29.62 YER 6,986
-31.87%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 €2.75
$5.86 YER 1,382
-47.44%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 €1.81
$2.33 YER 550
-12.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.60 €2.32
$4.42 YER 1,043
-41.18%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.71 €2.42
$2.81 YER 661
-3.56%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 €1.92
$2.58 YER 609
-16.67%
Onion (1kg)
$2.21 €1.97
$2.40 YER 567
-7.92%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.54 €1.38
$0.90 YER 212
71.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 €0.83
$1.01 YER 238
-7.92%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$2.47 YER 584
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.76 YER 415
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 YER 834
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.09 €6.32
$4.95 YER 1,168
43.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.63 €6.81
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 €1.33
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 €2.43
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.95 €2.63
$0.44 YER 103
570.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.91 €23.13
$83.4 YER 19.7K
-68.93%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.13 €2.80
$2.07 YER 488
51.21%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.45 €1.29
$2.08 YER 491
-30.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.17 €30.49
$7.26 YER 1,712
370.66%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.79 €1.60
$2.88 YER 680
-37.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.7K €31.0K
$17.1K YER 4.0M
103.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.3K €27.0K
$34.5K YER 8.1M
-12.11%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$181 €161
$77.9 YER 18.4K
131.88%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.56 €12.10
$20.78 YER 4,900
-34.74%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.12 €31.34
$40.77 YER 9,613
-13.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.2 €47.44
$54.3 YER 12.8K
-2.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.05 €14.33
$14.72 YER 3,472
9.04%
Cinema Ticket
$11.37 €10.14
$5.90 YER 1,390
92.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$939 €838
$63.4 YER 15.0K
1379.93%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.5K €14.7K
$1,667 YER 393.0K
891.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.2 €78.7
$57.9 YER 13.7K
52.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.77 €35.49
$82.5 YER 19.5K
-51.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$103 €92.3
$58.7 YER 13.8K
76.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$119 €107
$58.9 YER 13.9K
103.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,695 €1,513
$237 YER 56.0K
613.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,301 €1,161
$131 YER 30.9K
892.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,576 €2,299
$474 YER 111.8K
443.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,941 €1,732
$333 YER 78.4K
483.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$7,470 €6,666
$3,211 YER 757.1K
132.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,195 €4,636
$696 YER 164.1K
646.23%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelona
Yemen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,299 €2,052
$273 YER 64.5K
741.05%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.28
11.12
-70.50%

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

Last update for Barcelona: October 4, 2026

Last update for Yemen: October 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Barcelona
$1.3K
Yemen
$131 89.9% $1.2K
Groceries & Markets
Barcelona
$325
Yemen
$358 10.1% $33
Eating Out
Barcelona
$272
Yemen
$150 44.7% $121
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelona
$229
Yemen
$139 39.2% $90
Clothing & Footwear
Barcelona
$158
Yemen
$116 26.5% $42
Sport & Entertainment
Barcelona
$76
Yemen
$66 12.9% $9.8
Getting Around
Barcelona
$48
Yemen
$98 103% $50
Good to know
🇪🇸 Barcelona
🇾🇪 Yemen
🕒 Local time
13:29 1:29 PM
14:29 2:29 PM
1 h ahead of Barcelona
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
1,660,122
28,250,420
💱 Currency
Euro EUR €
Yemeni Rial YER ﷼
📈 Exchange rate
1 EUR = 1.12 USD
1,000 YER = 4.24 USD
1,000 YER = 3.78 EUR
Exchange rates and currency converter

YER, USD to EUR – Euro Converter

Euro exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.892 EUR (1 EUR = 1.12 USD).

Yemeni Rial exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 236 YER (1,000 YER = 4.24 USD). 1 EUR = 264 YER (1,000 YER = 3.78 EUR).

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