Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 64.6% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 64.3% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 4.1% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 13.7% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 94.6% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$9.52 YER2,249	+251.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$9.91 YER2,340	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$2.22 YER523	+180.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$1.18 YER279	+171.0%
Average			+162.5%

Madagascar vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Madagascar	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$2.06 YER487	+101.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$6.42 YER1,515	+51.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$13.63 YER3,219	+268.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$7.05 YER1,664	+243.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$5.50 YER1,298	+171.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$3.80 YER898	+673.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$1.07 YER254	+319.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$2.83 YER669	+503.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.47 YER346	+277.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$1.32 YER313	+400.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$1.27 YER299	+190.6%
Average			+255.0%

Madagascar vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 64.3% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$9.25 YER2,184	+110.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$84.67 YER19,994
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$16,933.01 YER4M	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$21.17 YER4,998	+7.7%
Average			+64.3%

Madagascar vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.1% less for housing

	Madagascar	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$101.30 YER23,922	+77.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$229.13 YER54,109	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$175.13 YER41,357	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$60.36 YER14,253	+6.5%
Average			-4.1%

Madagascar vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 13.7% less for childcare

	Madagascar	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$74.63 YER17,624	+198.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$3,747.12 YER885K	-75.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$2.78 YER658	+174.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.90 YER921	+136.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$5.29 YER1,250	+234.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$45.84 YER10,825	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$5.93 YER1,400	+5.0%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 94.6% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$75.14 YER17,744	+158.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$103.71 YER24,492	+274.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$79.02 YER18,661	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$100.89 YER23,826	+45.0%
Average			+94.6%

Madagascar vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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