Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Estonia Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 17.1% cheaper than Estonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.0% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 32.0% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 54.0% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Estonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.0% less for restaurants

	Estonia	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.56 €12.96	$9.52 YER2,249	-34.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 €9.20	$9.91 YER2,340	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.57 €2.29	$2.22 YER523	-13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 €2.06	$1.18 YER279	-49.0%
Average			-25.0%

Estonia vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Estonia	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 €1.25	$2.06 YER487	+46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 €4.80	$6.42 YER1,515	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.14 €3.69	$13.63 YER3,219	+229.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 €2.50	$7.05 YER1,664	+151.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 €3.50	$5.50 YER1,298	+39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$3.80 YER898	+316.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$1.07 YER254	+64.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$2.83 YER669	+161.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.10	$1.47 YER346	+18.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 €0.33	$1.32 YER313	+257.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$1.27 YER299	+225.2%
Average			+116.8%

Estonia vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.0% more for transportation

	Estonia	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.27 €6.47	$9.25 YER2,184	+27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.37 €23.47	$84.67 YER19,994	+221.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	$16,933.01 YER4M	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$21.17 YER4,998	+69.1%
Average			+32.0%

Estonia vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.0% less for housing

	Estonia	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 €28.27	$101.30 YER23,922	+218.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.18 €455.86	$229.13 YER54,109	-55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.48 €344.88	$175.13 YER41,357	-54.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$221.29 €196.96	$60.36 YER14,253	-72.7%
Average			-54.0%

Estonia vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Estonia	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.72 €289.02	$74.63 YER17,624	-77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	$3,747.12 YER885K	-64.0%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Estonia	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.67 €5.04	$2.78 YER658	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 €3.61	$3.90 YER921	-4.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 €5.84	$5.29 YER1,250	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.01 €40.06	$45.84 YER10,825	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.62 €8.56	$5.93 YER1,400	-38.4%
Average			-25.0%

Estonia vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Estonia	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.14 €86.46	$75.14 YER17,744	-22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.85 €44.37	$103.71 YER24,492	+108.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.67 €84.26	$79.02 YER18,661	-16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.18 €105.19	$100.89 YER23,826	-14.6%
Average			+3.5%

Estonia vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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