Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Yemen and Buenos Aires

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.

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🇾🇪 Yemen

$1,072

/mo nomad

Buenos Aires

🇦🇷 Argentina

$1,685

/mo nomad

🙂 Solo nomad: Yemen is 9.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 36.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Yemen is 12% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 36.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.28 YER 1,952

$18.73 ARS 28.4K

-55.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.54 YER 6,023

$64.5 ARS 97.8K

-60.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.75 YER 2,536

$12.88 ARS 19.5K

-16.54%

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

$3.44 YER 812

$3.98 ARS 6,029

-13.57%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 YER 418

$2.05 ARS 3,103

-13.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.90 YER 212

$1.55 ARS 2,349

-41.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.84 ARS 5,830

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.60 ARS 6,970

Milk (1 liter)

$2.96 YER 699

$1.44 ARS 2,181

105.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.37 YER 322

$2.46 ARS 3,738

-44.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.32 YER 1,019

$1.63 ARS 2,467

165.03%

Eggs

$5.19 YER 1,225

$2.89 ARS 4,385

79.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.18 YER 2,637

$10.65 ARS 16.1K

4.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.12 YER 2,386

$10.00 ARS 15.2K

1.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$29.62 YER 6,986

$13.74 ARS 20.8K

115.57%

Apples (1kg)

$5.86 YER 1,382

$2.75 ARS 4,166

113.09%

Banana (1kg)

$2.33 YER 550

$2.18 ARS 3,300

6.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.42 YER 1,043

$1.45 ARS 2,205

204.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.81 YER 661

$1.99 ARS 3,013

41.21%

Potato (1kg)

$2.58 YER 609

$1.24 ARS 1,885

108.06%

Onion (1kg)

$2.40 YER 567

$1.27 ARS 1,921

88.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 YER 212

$1.70 ARS 2,575

-47.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 YER 238

$1.73 ARS 2,617

-41.62%

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)

$4.95 YER 1,168

$4.18 ARS 6,337

18.42%

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

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.44 YER 103

$0.75 ARS 1,132

-41.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$83.4 YER 19.7K

$27.15 ARS 41.2K

207.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 YER 488

$1.62 ARS 2,451

27.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.08 YER 491

$0.98 ARS 1,481

112.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.26 YER 1,712

$7.72 ARS 11.7K

-5.96%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.88 YER 680

$1.36 ARS 2,058

111.76%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$17.1K YER 4.0M

$28.0K ARS 42.5M

-39.08%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.5K YER 8.1M

$34.5K ARS 52.4M

-0.17%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$77.9 YER 18.4K

$216 ARS 326.9K

-63.85%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.78 YER 4,900

$25.61 ARS 38.8K

-18.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.77 YER 9,613

$31.36 ARS 47.6K

30.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$54.3 YER 12.8K

$49.82 ARS 75.6K

9.03%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.72 YER 3,472

$17.06 ARS 25.9K

-13.72%

Cinema Ticket

$5.90 YER 1,390

$10.43 ARS 15.8K

-43.43%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$63.4 YER 15.0K

$466 ARS 706.7K

-86.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,667 YER 393.0K

$9,057 ARS 13.7M

-81.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 YER 13.7K

$122 ARS 185.2K

-52.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$82.5 YER 19.5K

$97.4 ARS 147.8K

-15.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$58.7 YER 13.8K

$117 ARS 177.4K

-49.85%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.9 YER 13.9K

$140 ARS 211.9K

-57.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$237 YER 56.0K

$763 ARS 1.2M

-68.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$131 YER 30.9K

$505 ARS 766.1K

-74.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$474 YER 111.8K

$1,598 ARS 2.4M

-70.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$333 YER 78.4K

$1,185 ARS 1.8M

-71.93%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,211 YER 757.1K

$2,678 ARS 4.1M

19.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$696 YER 164.1K

$1,858 ARS 2.8M

-62.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$273 YER 64.5K

$954 ARS 1.4M

-71.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.12

57.25

-80.58%

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

Last update for Yemen: October 3, 2026

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

Yemen

$358 33.8%

Buenos Aires

$284 17.1% 20.6% $74

Eating Out

Yemen

$150 14.2%

Buenos Aires

$279 16.8% 85.4% $128

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Yemen

$139 13.2%

Buenos Aires

$273 16.4% 95.4% $133

Accommodation & Living

Yemen

$131 12.4%

Buenos Aires

$505 30.4% 286% $374

Clothing & Footwear

Yemen

$116 11%

Buenos Aires

$214 12.9% 84.6% $98

Getting Around

Yemen

$98 9.2%

Buenos Aires

$37 2.2% 62.5% $61

Sport & Entertainment

Yemen

$66 6.3%

Buenos Aires

$71 4.3% 6.9% $4.6

Good to know

🇾🇪 Yemen

🇦🇷 Buenos Aires

🕒 Local time

15:14 3:14 PM

09:14 9:14 AM

6 h behind Yemen

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

28,250,420

2,891,082 Capital

💱 Currency

Yemeni Rial YER ﷼

Argentine Peso ARS $

📈 Exchange rate

1,000 YER = 4.24 USD

1,000 YER = 3.78 EUR

10,000 ARS = 6.59 USD

10,000 ARS = 5.88 EUR

Exchange rates and currency converter

ARS, USD, EUR to YER – Yemeni Rial Converter

🇺🇸 United States Dollar ($)

🇾🇪 Yemeni Rial (﷼)

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).

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).

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