Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 63.9% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 63.9% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 75.4% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 74.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.7% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 39.3% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,966	$7.57 YER1,806	+264.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,908	$9.77 YER2,329	+76.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,442	$1.41 YER335	+85.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,718	$0.73 YER174	+47.1%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 63.9% more for groceries

	Laos	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,563	$1.43 YER341	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,030	$4.22 YER1,006	-68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,595	$9.19 YER2,191	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,582	$5.26 YER1,255	+149.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,369	$4.83 YER1,153	+130.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,404	$2.51 YER598	+231.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,237	$0.81 YER194	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,984	$1.82 YER433	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,220	$1.02 YER244	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,259	$0.97 YER232	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.86 YER206	+89.0%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 75.4% more for transportation

	Laos	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,223	$10.62 YER2,532	+124.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,021	$80.08 YER19,098	+45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,905,563	$16,715.42 YER3,986,211	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,430	$28.63 YER6,829	+172.5%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Laos	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,182	$77.76 YER18,543	+749.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,745,269	$232.18 YER55,369	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,693,017	$165.92 YER39,567	-79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,616	$57.78 YER13,780	-3.5%
Average			+147.3%

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pay 74.8% less for childcare

	Laos	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,270	$77.38 YER18,453	-73.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,602,878	$2,249.75 YER536,510	-75.7%
Average			-74.8%

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pay 77.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,724	$2.28 YER545	+60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,847	$3.46 YER824	+108.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,881	$4.66 YER1,111	+135.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,034	$65.76 YER15,682	-2.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,425	$5.64 YER1,344	+86.5%
Average			+77.7%

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pay 39.3% more for clothing

	Laos	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,669	$52.93 YER12,623	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,421	$112.92 YER26,929	+73.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,436,936	$75.22 YER17,938	+13.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,648	$78.60 YER18,745	+65.4%
Average			+39.3%

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