Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Buenos Aires and Yemen

For one person, living is cheaper in Yemen: $1,072 a month against $1,685 in Buenos Aires, rent and utilities included – about $7,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Buenos Aires
🇦🇷 Argentina
$1,685
/mo nomad
🇾🇪 Yemen
$1,072
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Buenos Aires is 10% more expensive than Yemen without rent, and 57.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Buenos Aires is 13.7% more expensive than Yemen without rent, and 57.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$18.73 ARS 28.4K
$8.28 YER 1,952
126.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$64.5 ARS 97.8K
$25.54 YER 6,023
152.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.88 ARS 19.5K
$10.75 YER 2,536
19.81%
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
$3.98 ARS 6,029
$3.44 YER 812
15.70%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 ARS 3,103
$1.77 YER 418
15.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.55 ARS 2,349
$0.90 YER 212
72.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.84 ARS 5,830
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.60 ARS 6,970
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.44 ARS 2,181
$2.96 YER 699
-51.35%
White Bread (500g)
$2.46 ARS 3,738
$1.37 YER 322
79.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.63 ARS 2,467
$4.32 YER 1,019
-62.27%
Eggs
$2.89 ARS 4,385
$5.19 YER 1,225
-44.32%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.65 ARS 16.1K
$11.18 YER 2,637
-4.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.00 ARS 15.2K
$10.12 YER 2,386
-1.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.74 ARS 20.8K
$29.62 YER 6,986
-53.61%
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 ARS 4,166
$5.86 YER 1,382
-53.07%
Banana (1kg)
$2.18 ARS 3,300
$2.33 YER 550
-6.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 ARS 2,205
$4.42 YER 1,043
-67.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ARS 3,013
$2.81 YER 661
-29.18%
Potato (1kg)
$1.24 ARS 1,885
$2.58 YER 609
-51.94%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 ARS 1,921
$2.40 YER 567
-47.08%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.70 ARS 2,575
$0.90 YER 212
88.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 ARS 2,617
$1.01 YER 238
71.29%
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)
$4.18 ARS 6,337
$4.95 YER 1,168
-15.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.80 ARS 8,790
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.09 ARS 3,163
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ARS 4,198
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 ARS 1,132
$0.44 YER 103
70.45%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$27.15 ARS 41.2K
$83.4 YER 19.7K
-67.45%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.62 ARS 2,451
$2.07 YER 488
-21.74%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.98 ARS 1,481
$2.08 YER 491
-52.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.72 ARS 11.7K
$7.26 YER 1,712
6.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.36 ARS 2,058
$2.88 YER 680
-52.78%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.0K ARS 42.5M
$17.1K YER 4.0M
64.15%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.5K ARS 52.4M
$34.5K YER 8.1M
0.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$216 ARS 326.9K
$77.9 YER 18.4K
176.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.61 ARS 38.8K
$20.78 YER 4,900
23.24%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.36 ARS 47.6K
$40.77 YER 9,613
-23.08%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.82 ARS 75.6K
$54.3 YER 12.8K
-8.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.06 ARS 25.9K
$14.72 YER 3,472
15.90%
Cinema Ticket
$10.43 ARS 15.8K
$5.90 YER 1,390
76.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$466 ARS 706.7K
$63.4 YER 15.0K
634.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,057 ARS 13.7M
$1,667 YER 393.0K
443.40%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$122 ARS 185.2K
$57.9 YER 13.7K
110.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$97.4 ARS 147.8K
$82.5 YER 19.5K
18.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$117 ARS 177.4K
$58.7 YER 13.8K
99.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$140 ARS 211.9K
$58.9 YER 13.9K
137.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$763 ARS 1.2M
$237 YER 56.0K
221.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$505 ARS 766.1K
$131 YER 30.9K
285.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,598 ARS 2.4M
$474 YER 111.8K
237.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,185 ARS 1.8M
$333 YER 78.4K
256.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,678 ARS 4.1M
$3,211 YER 757.1K
-16.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,858 ARS 2.8M
$696 YER 164.1K
166.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Buenos Aires
Yemen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$954 ARS 1.4M
$273 YER 64.5K
249.09%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
57.25
11.12
414.84%

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

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 6, 2026

Last update for Yemen: October 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Buenos Aires
$505
Yemen
$131 74.1% $374
Groceries & Markets
Buenos Aires
$284
Yemen
$358 25.9% $74
Eating Out
Buenos Aires
$279
Yemen
$150 46.1% $128
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Buenos Aires
$273
Yemen
$139 48.8% $133
Clothing & Footwear
Buenos Aires
$214
Yemen
$116 45.8% $98
Sport & Entertainment
Buenos Aires
$71
Yemen
$66 6.5% $4.6
Getting Around
Buenos Aires
$37
Yemen
$98 167% $61
Good to know
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
🇾🇪 Yemen
🕒 Local time
08:28 8:28 AM
14:28 2:28 PM
6 h ahead of Buenos Aires
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
2,891,082 Capital
28,250,420
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

YER, USD, EUR to ARS – Argentine Peso Converter

Argentine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1,517 ARS (10,000 ARS = 6.59 USD). 1 EUR = 1,699 ARS (10,000 ARS = 5.88 EUR).

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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