Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Macau Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 0.7% more expensive than Macau overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 7.9% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 93.8% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 22.4% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 88.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Macau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% more for restaurants

	Macau	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.24 MOP49.90	$7.57 YER1,805	+21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 MOP50.65	$9.77 YER2,328	+54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MOP8.33	$1.41 YER335	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MOP4.60	$0.73 YER174	+26.6%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 7.9% less for groceries

	Macau	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 MOP13.37	$1.43 YER341	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.77 MOP70.14	$4.22 YER1,006	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 MOP91.30	$9.19 YER2,190	-19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19 MOP25.49	$5.26 YER1,254	+65.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 MOP28.45	$4.83 YER1,152	+35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 MOP13.13	$2.51 YER598	+52.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 MOP10.71	$0.81 YER194	-39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 MOP13.84	$1.82 YER433	+5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 MOP10.83	$1.02 YER244	-24.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.99 MOP15.88	$0.97 YER231	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.56 MOP12.48	$0.86 YER206	-44.6%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

	Macau	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 MOP55.01	$10.62 YER2,531	+54.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.46 MOP179.64	$80.08 YER19,088	+256.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,195.80 MOP249,493.79	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.60 MOP108.78	$28.63 YER6,825	+110.5%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 22.4% less for housing

	Macau	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.81 MOP294.40	$77.76 YER18,534	+111.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,064.40 MOP8,512.73	$232.18 YER55,340	-78.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,056.50 MOP8,449.52	$165.92 YER39,546	-84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.93 MOP751.21	$57.78 YER13,773	-38.5%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 88.5% less for childcare

	Macau	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$686.31 MOP5,488.86	$77.38 YER18,443	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,181.71 MOP153,409.04	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-88.3%
Average			-88.5%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Macau	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.80 MOP46.41	$2.28 YER544	-60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.91 MOP39.23	$3.46 YER824	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.24 MOP49.90	$4.66 YER1,111	-25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.11 MOP648.68	$65.76 YER15,674	-18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.66 MOP109.28	$5.64 YER1,344	-58.7%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Macau	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.13 MOP560.86	$52.93 YER12,616	-24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 MOP276.11	$112.92 YER26,915	+227.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.08 MOP768.44	$75.22 YER17,929	-21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.26 MOP1,097.77	$78.60 YER18,735	-42.7%
Average			+34.5%

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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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