Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 1.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 61.9% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 50.1% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 50.1% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 61.9% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 41.0% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.79 DOP540.07	$9.52 YER2,249	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 DOP443.09	$9.91 YER2,340	+37.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 DOP49.84	$2.22 YER523	+173.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 DOP27.80	$1.18 YER279	+161.5%
Average			+41.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 DOP98.24	$2.06 YER487	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 DOP203.37	$6.42 YER1,515	+93.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 DOP290.63	$13.63 YER3,219	+188.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DOP108.34	$7.05 YER1,664	+299.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 DOP118.36	$5.50 YER1,298	+185.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DOP86.47	$3.80 YER898	+170.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 DOP28.17	$1.07 YER254	+134.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 DOP81.15	$2.83 YER669	+114.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 DOP54.43	$1.47 YER346	+65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 DOP70.25	$1.32 YER313	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 DOP68.13	$1.27 YER299	+14.1%
Average			+103.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 61.9% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 DOP327.30	$9.25 YER2,184	+73.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	$84.67 YER19,994	+249.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,685.93 DOP1M	$16,933.01 YER4M	-4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	$21.17 YER4,998	-10.1%
Average			+61.9%

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pay 50.1% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	$101.30 YER23,922	+173.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	$229.13 YER54,109	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	$175.13 YER41,357	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	$60.36 YER14,253	-15.6%
Average			-50.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 50.1% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	$74.63 YER17,624	-59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,114.38 DOP376K	$3,747.12 YER885K	-38.7%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.78 YER658	+12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 DOP120.11	$3.90 YER921	+99.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.98 DOP305.92	$5.29 YER1,250	+6.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	$45.84 YER10,825	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.80 DOP356.51	$5.93 YER1,400	+2.1%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 61.9% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	$75.14 YER17,744	+128.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	$103.71 YER24,492	+125.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	$79.02 YER18,661	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	$100.89 YER23,826	+17.8%
Average			+61.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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