Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 8.8% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 60.3% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 58.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$9.52 YER2,249	-36.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$9.91 YER2,340	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$2.22 YER523	+11.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$1.18 YER279	-28.7%
Average			-26.5%

Argentina vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Argentina	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$2.06 YER487	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$6.42 YER1,515	+22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$13.63 YER3,219	+176.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$7.05 YER1,664	+174.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$5.50 YER1,298	+62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$3.80 YER898	+254.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$1.07 YER254	+13.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$2.83 YER669	+360.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$1.47 YER346	+32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$1.32 YER313	+187.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$1.27 YER299	+197.4%
Average			+107.4%

Argentina vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.3% more for transportation

	Argentina	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$9.25 YER2,184	+103.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$84.67 YER19,994	+212.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$16,933.01 YER4M	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$21.17 YER4,998	+109.8%
Average			+60.3%

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Argentina	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$101.30 YER23,922	+290.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$229.13 YER54,109	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$175.13 YER41,357	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$60.36 YER14,253	-29.5%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 58.8% less for childcare

	Argentina	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$74.63 YER17,624	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$3,747.12 YER885K	-34.7%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$2.78 YER658	-28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$3.90 YER921	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$5.29 YER1,250	+50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$45.84 YER10,825	+30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$5.93 YER1,400	-22.1%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Argentina	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$75.14 YER17,744	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$103.71 YER24,492	+39.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$79.02 YER18,661	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$100.89 YER23,826	-11.9%
Average			-12.1%

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