Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 51.7% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 99.0% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 58.7% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.5% more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$7.57 YER1,805	-11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$9.77 YER2,328	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$1.41 YER335	+165.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.73 YER174	+122.7%
Average			+73.5%

Kuwait vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.0% more for groceries

	Kuwait	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$1.43 YER341	+44.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$4.22 YER1,006	+96.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$9.19 YER2,190	+72.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$5.26 YER1,254	+179.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$4.83 YER1,152	+74.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$2.51 YER598	+163.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.81 YER194	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$1.82 YER433	+199.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$1.02 YER244	+71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.97 YER231	+94.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.86 YER206	+89.7%
Average			+99.0%

Kuwait vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Kuwait	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$10.62 YER2,531	+697.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	$80.08 YER19,088	+85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-17.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$28.63 YER6,825	+23.3%
Average			+197.2%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Kuwait	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$77.76 YER18,534	+186.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$232.18 YER55,340	-71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$165.92 YER39,546	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$57.78 YER13,773	+16.0%
Average			+14.8%

Kuwait vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$77.38 YER18,443	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-63.7%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$2.28 YER544	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$3.46 YER824	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$4.66 YER1,111	+58.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$65.76 YER15,674	-34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$5.64 YER1,344	-47.2%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 58.7% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$52.93 YER12,616	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$112.92 YER26,915	+198.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$75.22 YER17,929	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$78.60 YER18,735	+10.9%
Average			+58.7%

Kuwait 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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