Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 27.1% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 69.3% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 63.4% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Yemen

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Albania	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.59 ALL798	$7.57 YER1,805	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.67 ALL722	$9.77 YER2,328	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 ALL147	$1.41 YER335	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 ALL69	$0.73 YER174	-12.6%
Average			-10.4%

Albania vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

	Albania	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 ALL85	$1.43 YER341	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.40 ALL450	$4.22 YER1,006	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.89 ALL657	$9.19 YER2,190	+16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.20 ALL267	$5.26 YER1,254	+64.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ALL272	$4.83 YER1,152	+48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 ALL54	$2.51 YER598	+287.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 ALL94	$0.81 YER194	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL62	$1.82 YER433	+145.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ALL55	$1.02 YER244	+54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL42	$0.97 YER231	+91.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 ALL44	$0.86 YER206	+64.4%
Average			+69.3%

Albania vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Albania	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 ALL688	$10.62 YER2,531	+28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.40 ALL1,615	$80.08 YER19,088	+312.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,384.43 ALL2,613,362	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.95 ALL2,577	$28.63 YER6,825	-7.5%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 63.4% more for housing

	Albania	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.59 ALL1,382	$77.76 YER18,534	+368.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$521.48 ALL43,423	$232.18 YER55,340	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.61 ALL29,778	$165.92 YER39,546	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.56 ALL5,126	$57.78 YER13,773	-6.1%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Albania	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$175.46 ALL14,611	$77.38 YER18,443	-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,951.26 ALL329,019	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-43.1%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 15.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.46 ALL205	$2.28 YER544	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 ALL162	$3.46 YER824	+77.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.30 ALL358	$4.66 YER1,111	+8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.57 ALL4,378	$65.76 YER15,674	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.66 ALL638	$5.64 YER1,344	-26.4%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Albania	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.19 ALL4,512	$52.93 YER12,616	-2.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.78 ALL3,313	$112.92 YER26,915	+183.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.48 ALL7,867	$75.22 YER17,929	-20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$139.08 ALL11,581	$78.60 YER18,735	-43.5%
Average			+29.4%

Albania vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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