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Yemen vs. Costa Rica Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 9.1% cheaper than Costa Rica overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 42.3% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 23.1% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 80.7% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 23.6% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Costa Rica Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Costa Rica, you would:

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pay 25.9% less for restaurants

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 CRC4,857.39	$7.57 YER1,805	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.53 CRC4,739.57	$9.77 YER2,328	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 CRC995.21	$1.41 YER335	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 CRC781.41	$0.73 YER174	-53.7%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.54 CRC1,262.79	$1.43 YER341	-43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 CRC2,237.94	$4.22 YER1,006	-6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 CRC3,740.34	$9.19 YER2,190	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CRC1,389.74	$5.26 YER1,254	+88.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 CRC1,902.77	$4.83 YER1,152	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 CRC886.81	$2.51 YER598	+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 CRC305.74	$0.81 YER194	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 CRC819.01	$1.82 YER433	+10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 CRC617.46	$1.02 YER244	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 CRC635.24	$0.97 YER231	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 CRC547.12	$0.86 YER206	-21.4%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 42.3% more for transportation

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.47 CRC2,719.23	$10.62 YER2,531	+94.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.59 CRC27,137.81	$80.08 YER19,088	+46.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,444.91 CRC18,117,972.89	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.68 CRC7,794.48	$28.63 YER6,825	+82.6%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 23.1% less for housing

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.17 CRC24,446.08	$77.76 YER18,534	+58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$805.28 CRC400,329.95	$232.18 YER55,340	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.89 CRC276,349.98	$165.92 YER39,546	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.57 CRC31,602.67	$57.78 YER13,773	-9.1%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 80.7% less for childcare

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$517.09 CRC257,060.35	$77.38 YER18,443	-85.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,552.94 CRC4,749,083.93	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-76.4%
Average			-80.7%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 CRC1,285.81	$2.28 YER544	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.84 CRC1,908.38	$3.46 YER824	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.70 CRC2,336.25	$4.66 YER1,111	-0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.68 CRC29,171.56	$65.76 YER15,674	+12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.11 CRC4,527.37	$5.64 YER1,344	-38.1%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 23.6% more for clothing

	Costa Rica	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.22 CRC28,941.22	$52.93 YER12,616	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.70 CRC22,222.99	$112.92 YER26,915	+152.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.79 CRC56,072.28	$75.22 YER17,929	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.41 CRC46,435.67	$78.60 YER18,735	-15.8%
Average			+23.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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