Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 37.3% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 6.1% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 9.9% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 55.7% more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	$7.57 YER1,805	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	$9.77 YER2,328	-11.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$1.41 YER335	-29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$0.73 YER174	-63.6%
Average			-25.9%

Liberia vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.1% less for groceries

	Liberia	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD318.17	$1.43 YER341	-20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	$4.22 YER1,006	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	$9.19 YER2,190	+14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD639.45	$5.26 YER1,254	+46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD954.74	$4.83 YER1,152	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.87	$2.51 YER598	+237.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD680.90	$0.81 YER194	-78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD828.92	$1.82 YER433	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD888.13	$1.02 YER244	-79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.93	$0.97 YER231	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD858.52	$0.86 YER206	-82.1%
Average			-6.1%

Liberia vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD833.65	$10.62 YER2,531	+126.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	$80.08 YER19,088	+300.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	+33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	$28.63 YER6,825	+125.6%
Average			+146.4%

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pay 9.9% less for housing

	Liberia	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	$77.76 YER18,534	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	$232.18 YER55,340	-65.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	$165.92 YER39,546	+74.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	$57.78 YER13,773	-32.2%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 55.7% more for childcare

	Liberia	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	$77.38 YER18,443	-40.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	$2,249.75 YER536,229	+151.7%
Average			+55.7%

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pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD532.88	$2.28 YER544	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD592.08	$3.46 YER824	+3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD888.13	$4.66 YER1,111	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	$65.76 YER15,674	-13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	$5.64 YER1,344	-42.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	$52.93 YER12,616	+187.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	$112.92 YER26,915	+234.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	$75.22 YER17,929	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	$78.60 YER18,735	+14.3%
Average			+117.5%

Liberia 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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