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Yemen vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 44.3% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 10.8% less in Yemen
Housing: pay 52.7% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 84.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 24.5% less in Yemen

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.4% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.52 ISK3,296	$7.57 YER1,807	-71.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.32 ISK2,649	$9.77 YER2,330	-54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK386	$1.41 YER335	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.72 ISK338	$0.73 YER174	-73.2%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Iceland	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$3.80 ISK473	$1.43 YER341	-62.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,173	$4.22 YER1,007	-55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK967	$9.19 YER2,193	+18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71 ISK834	$5.26 YER1,255	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.22 ISK1,394	$4.83 YER1,153	-56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK186	$2.51 YER598	+67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ISK142	$0.81 YER194	-29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 ISK176	$1.82 YER434	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 ISK291	$1.02 YER244	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 ISK205	$0.97 YER232	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 ISK136	$0.86 YER206	-20.9%
Average			-20.8%

Iceland vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% less for transportation

	Iceland	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.65 ISK1,200	$10.62 YER2,534	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.56 ISK9,887	$80.08 YER19,108	+0.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,144.25 ISK6M	$16,715.42 YER4M	-66.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.55 ISK3,176	$28.63 YER6,832	+12.1%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 52.7% less for housing

	Iceland	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.65 ISK11,886	$77.76 YER18,553	-18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,289.17 ISK284K	$232.18 YER55,398	-89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,830.04 ISK227K	$165.92 YER39,587	-90.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.15 ISK8,096	$57.78 YER13,787	-11.3%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 84.8% less for childcare

	Iceland	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.67 ISK41,589	$77.38 YER18,462	-76.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK4M	$2,249.75 YER537K	-92.7%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.14 ISK1,385	$2.28 YER545	-79.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 ISK699	$3.46 YER825	-38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.90 ISK1,727	$4.66 YER1,112	-66.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.17 ISK9,714	$65.76 YER15,691	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75 ISK2,082	$5.64 YER1,345	-66.3%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 24.5% less for clothing

	Iceland	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$130.91 ISK16,268	$52.93 YER12,630	-59.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.83 ISK7,684	$112.92 YER26,943	+82.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.81 ISK20,357	$75.22 YER17,947	-54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.31 ISK29,491	$78.60 YER18,755	-66.9%
Average			-24.5%

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