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Yemen vs. Mauritania Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 88.9% more expensive than Mauritania overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 3.5% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Mauritania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

	Mauritania	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.01 MRO1,082	$7.57 YER1,805	+151.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.28 MRO2,254	$9.77 YER2,328	+55.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 MRO637	$1.41 YER335	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 MRO775	$0.73 YER174	-66.3%
Average			+30.0%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mauritania	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.28 MRO99	$1.43 YER341	+418.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 MRO990	$4.22 YER1,006	+53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,923	$9.19 YER2,190	+71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MRO800	$5.26 YER1,254	+136.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.51 MRO901	$4.83 YER1,152	+92.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 MRO360	$2.51 YER598	+150.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 MRO299	$0.81 YER194	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 MRO234	$1.82 YER433	+178.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MRO161	$1.02 YER244	+128.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 MRO126	$0.97 YER231	+177.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MRO141	$0.86 YER206	+120.3%
Average			+138.6%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Mauritania	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MRO1,924	$10.62 YER2,531	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.97 MRO7,889	$80.08 YER19,088	+264.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,533.89 MRO2,704,667	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	+121.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 MRO1,397	$28.63 YER6,825	+635.6%
Average			+280.0%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.5% less for housing

	Mauritania	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.27 MRO21,637	$77.76 YER18,534	+29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$225.73 MRO81,036	$232.18 YER55,340	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$162.03 MRO58,168	$165.92 YER39,546	+2.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.41 MRO39,996	$57.78 YER13,773	-48.1%
Average			-3.5%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Mauritania	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$73.21 MRO26,284	$77.38 YER18,443	+5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,011.73 MRO2,517,211	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-67.9%
Average			-31.1%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritania	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 MRO703	$2.28 YER544	+16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.30 MRO825	$3.46 YER824	+50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.51 MRO902	$4.66 YER1,111	+85.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.27 MRO31,329	$65.76 YER15,674	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 MRO1,465	$5.64 YER1,344	+38.2%
Average			+33.2%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Mauritania	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.45 MRO7,342	$52.93 YER12,616	+158.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.77 MRO7,455	$112.92 YER26,915	+443.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.22 MRO24,848	$75.22 YER17,929	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.44 MRO14,876	$78.60 YER18,735	+89.7%
Average			+175.2%

Mauritania vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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