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Yemen vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 17.8% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 3.5% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 39.5% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 25.7% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.18 JMD1,126.37	$7.57 YER1,807	+5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.65 JMD1,200.20	$9.77 YER2,330	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 JMD193.78	$1.41 YER335	+13.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 JMD117.16	$0.73 YER174	-2.5%
Average			+11.1%

Jamaica vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.5% less for groceries

	Jamaica	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 JMD425.72	$1.43 YER341	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 JMD794.99	$4.22 YER1,006	-16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.82 JMD2,168.59	$9.19 YER2,192	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.51 JMD550.48	$5.26 YER1,255	+49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.83 JMD444.30	$4.83 YER1,153	+70.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 JMD393.35	$2.51 YER598
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 JMD207.59	$0.81 YER194	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 JMD299.10	$1.82 YER433	-4.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 JMD192.25	$1.02 YER244	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 JMD146.25	$0.97 YER232	+4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 JMD139.78	$0.86 YER206	-2.9%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 39.5% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 JMD748.30	$10.62 YER2,533	+122.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.93 JMD7,676.21	$80.08 YER19,104	+63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,765.27 JMD7M	$16,715.42 YER4M	-60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.56 JMD3,382.19	$28.63 YER6,831	+32.8%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 25.7% less for housing

	Jamaica	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.24 JMD7,726.15	$77.76 YER18,549	+57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$505.52 JMD79,313.83	$232.18 YER55,386	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.25 JMD62,796.92	$165.92 YER39,579	-58.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.28 JMD17,459.05	$57.78 YER13,784	-48.1%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Jamaica	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.63 JMD28,967.62	$77.38 YER18,459	-58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,785.57 JMD437K	$2,249.75 YER537K	-19.2%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 JMD367.35	$2.28 YER545	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 JMD548.81	$3.46 YER825	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.58 JMD1,346.79	$4.66 YER1,112	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.65 JMD6,534.52	$65.76 YER15,687	+57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.47 JMD1,799.90	$5.64 YER1,345	-50.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Jamaica	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.47 JMD3,368.32	$52.93 YER12,627	+146.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.34 JMD3,348.55	$112.92 YER26,938	+429.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.53 JMD10,124.71	$75.22 YER17,944	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.59 JMD11,388.96	$78.60 YER18,751	+8.3%
Average			+150.2%

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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: March 2026

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