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Yemen vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 25.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 28.6% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 46.2% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$7.57 YER1,806	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$9.77 YER2,328	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$1.41 YER335	-45.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.73 YER174	-67.5%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Canberra	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.43 YER341	-47.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$4.22 YER1,006	-15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$9.19 YER2,191	+67.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$5.26 YER1,254	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$4.83 YER1,152	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$2.51 YER598	+69.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.81 YER194	-39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$1.82 YER433	+36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$1.02 YER244	-44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.97 YER232	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.86 YER206	-17.0%
Average			+3.9%

Canberra vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

	Canberra	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$10.62 YER2,532	+140.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$80.08 YER19,092	-34.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$16,715.42 YER3,984,958	-42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$28.63 YER6,826	+51.3%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 46.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$77.76 YER18,537	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$232.18 YER55,351	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$165.92 YER39,554	-85.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$57.78 YER13,776	-63.7%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	Canberra	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$77.38 YER18,447	-95.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$2,249.75 YER536,341	-83.1%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$2.28 YER544	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$3.46 YER824	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$4.66 YER1,111	-85.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$65.76 YER15,677	+12.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$5.64 YER1,344	-56.9%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Canberra	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$52.93 YER12,619	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$112.92 YER26,921	+95.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$75.22 YER17,932	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$78.60 YER18,739	-33.6%
Average			+4.5%

Canberra vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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