Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 2.5% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 43.1% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 47.1% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 70.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.32 AMD4,446.46	$9.52 YER2,249	-22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 AMD3,534.62	$9.91 YER2,340	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AMD375.16	$2.22 YER523	+113.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 AMD201.83	$1.18 YER279	+111.5%
Average			+3.9%

Armenia vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Armenia	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 AMD222.89	$2.06 YER486	+233.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 AMD1,276.23	$6.42 YER1,515	+81.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 AMD2,147.07	$13.63 YER3,218	+129.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 AMD862.26	$7.05 YER1,663	+194.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.07 AMD1,466.60	$5.50 YER1,298	+35.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 AMD176.26	$3.80 YER898	+678.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD255.70	$1.07 YER253	+51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 AMD225.09	$2.83 YER669	+354.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD311.99	$1.47 YER346	+69.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 AMD104.93	$1.32 YER313	+355.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 AMD94.76	$1.27 YER299	+381.8%
Average			+187.3%

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pay 43.1% more for transportation

	Armenia	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 AMD2,202.27	$9.25 YER2,183	+51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.57 AMD8,865.69	$84.67 YER19,989	+244.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,049.44 AMD13M	$16,933.01 YER4M	-51.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.26 AMD2,258.55	$21.17 YER4,997	+238.1%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 47.1% less for housing

	Armenia	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.90 AMD6,820.41	$101.30 YER23,917	+435.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.86 AMD199K	$229.13 YER54,098	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$392.70 AMD142K	$175.13 YER41,348	-55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.18 AMD29,287.97	$60.36 YER14,250	-25.7%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 70.3% less for childcare

	Armenia	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$308.72 AMD111K	$74.63 YER17,620	-75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,253.80 AMD4M	$3,747.12 YER885K	-63.5%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 AMD804.12	$2.78 YER657	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 AMD939.87	$3.90 YER921	+49.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 AMD851.72	$5.29 YER1,249	+124.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.16 AMD16,293.66	$45.84 YER10,823	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 AMD2,004.04	$5.93 YER1,399	+6.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	Armenia	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.93 AMD18,015.46	$75.14 YER17,741	+50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.50 AMD17,136.61	$103.71 YER24,487	+118.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.72 AMD35,975.25	$79.02 YER18,657	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.56 AMD28,703.66	$100.89 YER23,821	+26.8%
Average			+34.8%

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