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Yemen vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 54.7% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 21.0% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 15.1% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 52.2% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 62.5% more in Yemen

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Yemen are more expensive than in Cuba. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.3% more for restaurants

	Cuba	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$7.57 YER1,805	+72.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$9.77 YER2,328	+95.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.41 YER335	-32.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$0.73 YER174	-41.7%
Average			+23.3%

Cuba vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

	Cuba	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.43 YER341	+17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$4.22 YER1,006	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$9.19 YER2,190	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$5.26 YER1,254	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$4.83 YER1,152	+93.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$2.51 YER598	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.81 YER194	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$1.82 YER433	+33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.02 YER244	+2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.97 YER231	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.86 YER206	-26.1%
Average			+21.0%

Cuba vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Cuba	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$10.62 YER2,531	+122.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$80.08 YER19,088	+220.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-72.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$28.63 YER6,825	+333.9%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 15.1% more for housing

	Cuba	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$77.76 YER18,534	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$232.18 YER55,340	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$165.92 YER39,546	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$57.78 YER13,773	+112.9%
Average			+15.1%

Cuba vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 52.2% less for childcare

	Cuba	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$77.38 YER18,443	-30.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-73.5%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$2.28 YER544	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$3.46 YER824	+242.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$4.66 YER1,111	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$65.76 YER15,674	+74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$5.64 YER1,344	+463.8%
Average			+162.2%

Cuba vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.5% more for clothing

	Cuba	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$52.93 YER12,616	+52.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$112.92 YER26,915	+199.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$75.22 YER17,929	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$78.60 YER18,735	-1.7%
Average			+62.5%

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