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Yemen vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 7.5% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 62.5% more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$7.57 YER1,805	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.83	$9.77 YER2,328	+23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$5.03	$1.41 YER335	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.36	$0.73 YER174	-70.9%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.42	$1.43 YER341	-54.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.68	$4.22 YER1,006	-15.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.85	$9.19 YER2,190	+24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.71	$5.26 YER1,254	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.93	$4.83 YER1,152	+42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.27	$2.51 YER598	+92.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.81 YER194	-22.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.73	$1.82 YER433	+16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.79	$1.02 YER244	-62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.83	$0.97 YER231	-7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.44	$0.86 YER206	+4.9%
Average			+1.2%

Cook Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.45	$10.62 YER2,531	+61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$80.08 YER19,088
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$20,123.30	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	+44.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$28.63 YER6,825
Average			+53.3%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$184.80	$77.76 YER18,534	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$232.18 YER55,340	-24.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$533.27	$165.92 YER39,546	-45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$144.27	$57.78 YER13,773	-30.1%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 62.5% more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$77.38 YER18,443
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,414.80	$2,249.75 YER536,229	+62.5%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.44	$2.28 YER544	-61.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.62	$3.46 YER824	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$4.66 YER1,111	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.92	$65.76 YER15,674	+173.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$5.64 YER1,344	-15.0%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$112.69	$52.93 YER12,616	-18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$112.92 YER26,915
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$75.22 YER17,929
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$123.76	$78.60 YER18,735	+10.8%
Average			-3.7%

Cook Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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