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Yemen vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 53.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.1% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 57.2% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% more for restaurants

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	$7.57 YER1,805	-1.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	$9.77 YER2,328	+74.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 KZT422.84	$1.41 YER335	+70.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 KZT239.32	$0.73 YER174	+56.1%
Average			+50.0%

Kazakhstan vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 KZT195.51	$1.43 YER341	+275.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	$4.22 YER1,006	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	$9.19 YER2,190	+147.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.42 KZT725.71	$5.26 YER1,254	+271.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 KZT973.93	$4.83 YER1,152	+154.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 KZT276.70	$2.51 YER598	+364.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KZT402.02	$0.81 YER194	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 KZT413.35	$1.82 YER433	+125.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KZT387.25	$1.02 YER244	+35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 KZT137.75	$0.97 YER231	+261.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 KZT89.96	$0.86 YER206	+393.0%
Average			+185.6%

Kazakhstan vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.64 KZT840.86	$10.62 YER2,531	+547.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.93 KZT7,657.37	$80.08 YER19,088	+436.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-20.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	$28.63 YER6,825	+333.3%
Average			+324.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	$77.76 YER18,534	+490.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	$232.18 YER55,340	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	$165.92 YER39,546	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	$57.78 YER13,773	+47.8%
Average			+120.1%

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pay 53.3% less for childcare

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	$77.38 YER18,443	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-52.8%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 95.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KZT593.30	$2.28 YER544	+97.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 KZT935.15	$3.46 YER824	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 KZT981.12	$4.66 YER1,111	+143.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	$65.76 YER15,674	+105.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	$5.64 YER1,344	+39.6%
Average			+95.1%

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pay 57.2% more for clothing

	Kazakhstan	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	$52.93 YER12,616	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	$112.92 YER26,915	+215.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	$75.22 YER17,929	-2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	$78.60 YER18,735	+6.8%
Average			+57.2%

Kazakhstan vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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