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Yemen vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 37.7% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 72.8% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 31.5% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 45.4% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 3.2% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$7.57 YER1,805	+3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$9.77 YER2,328	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.41 YER335	-19.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.73 YER174	-38.9%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 72.8% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$1.43 YER341	+21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$4.22 YER1,006	-5.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$9.19 YER2,190	+78.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$5.26 YER1,254	+85.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$4.83 YER1,152	+35.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$2.51 YER598	+281.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$0.81 YER194	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.82 YER433	+127.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$1.02 YER244	+20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.97 YER231	+93.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.86 YER206	+59.2%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$10.62 YER2,531	+86.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$80.08 YER19,088	+145.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$28.63 YER6,825	+227.8%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 31.5% more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$77.76 YER18,534	+198.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$232.18 YER55,340	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$165.92 YER39,546	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$57.78 YER13,773	-49.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 45.4% less for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$77.38 YER18,443	-58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-32.7%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$2.28 YER544	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$3.46 YER824	+126.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$4.66 YER1,111	+25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$65.76 YER15,674	+127.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$5.64 YER1,344	+11.9%
Average			+60.7%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$52.93 YER12,616	-21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$112.92 YER26,915	+239.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$75.22 YER17,929	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$78.60 YER18,735	-28.9%
Average			+42.0%

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