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Yemen vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 49.8% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 66.5% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 99.3% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.0% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 72.0% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$7.57 YER1,805	-20.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$9.77 YER2,328	+10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$1.41 YER335	+5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$0.73 YER174	-17.1%
Average			-5.5%

Bulgaria vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.5% more for groceries

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$1.43 YER341	+52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$4.22 YER1,006	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$9.19 YER2,190	+37.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$5.26 YER1,254	+73.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$4.83 YER1,152	+43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$2.51 YER598	+246.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.81 YER194	-6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$1.82 YER433	+122.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$1.02 YER244	-1.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.97 YER231	+91.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.86 YER206	+85.7%
Average			+66.5%

Bulgaria vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$10.62 YER2,531	+82.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$80.08 YER19,088	+234.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-47.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$28.63 YER6,825	+318.4%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 99.3% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$77.76 YER18,534	+492.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$232.18 YER55,340	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$165.92 YER39,546	-35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$57.78 YER13,773	-26.5%
Average			+99.3%

Bulgaria vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$77.38 YER18,443	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-67.0%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$2.28 YER544	+23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$3.46 YER824	+74.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$4.66 YER1,111	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$65.76 YER15,674	+107.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$5.64 YER1,344	-23.5%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 72.0% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$52.93 YER12,616	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$112.92 YER26,915	+290.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$75.22 YER17,929	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$78.60 YER18,735	+0.1%
Average			+72.0%

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