Cost of living comparison

Latvia

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 5.1% cheaper than Latvia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 36.4% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 80.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 25.8% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Latvia	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.94 €10.66	$9.52 YER2,250	-20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.15 €7.27	$9.91 YER2,340	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.51 €1.35	$2.22 YER523	+46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 €1.02	$1.18 YER279	+4.1%
Average			+0.9%

Latvia vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Latvia	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 €1.15	$2.06 YER487	+59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.66	$6.42 YER1,515	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36 €3.90	$13.63 YER3,219	+212.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 €2.85	$7.05 YER1,664	+120.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.48 €3.10	$5.50 YER1,298	+58.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$3.80 YER898	+346.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$1.07 YER254	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$2.83 YER669	+160.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.47 YER346	+12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 €0.35	$1.32 YER313	+235.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$1.27 YER299	+202.7%
Average			+111.5%

Latvia vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Latvia	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.10 €6.34	$9.25 YER2,184	+30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.26 €34.16	$84.67 YER19,996	+121.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,434.34 €23,603.15	$16,933.01 YER4M	-35.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 €8.20	$21.17 YER4,999	+130.5%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 36.4% less for housing

	Latvia	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.53 €15.65	$101.30 YER23,924	+477.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.67 €318.47	$229.13 YER54,115	-35.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$264.56 €236.22	$175.13 YER41,361	-33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$227.24 €202.90	$60.36 YER14,255	-73.4%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 80.8% less for childcare

	Latvia	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$488.72 €436.37	$74.63 YER17,626	-84.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,452.35 €13,797.36	$3,747.12 YER885K	-75.8%
Average			-80.8%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Latvia	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.04	$2.78 YER658	-38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.14 €2.80	$3.90 YER921	+24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 €5.45	$5.29 YER1,250	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.36 €37.82	$45.84 YER10,826	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.96 €8.90	$5.93 YER1,400	-40.5%
Average			-16.3%

Latvia vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.8% more for clothing

	Latvia	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.25 €59.16	$75.14 YER17,746	+13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.10 €34.91	$103.71 YER24,495	+165.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.76 €69.43	$79.02 YER18,663	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.98	$100.89 YER23,828	-18.1%
Average			+25.8%

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