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Yemen vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 32.1% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 91.6% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 47.4% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 27.2% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Yemen

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR299.63	$7.57 YER1,807	+17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR293.88	$9.77 YER2,330	+54.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR43.33	$1.41 YER335	+50.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.74	$0.73 YER174	+31.6%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 91.6% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.31	$1.43 YER341	+112.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR202.98	$4.22 YER1,006	-3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR246.11	$9.19 YER2,192	+73.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR101.59	$5.26 YER1,255	+140.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR104.62	$4.83 YER1,153	+114.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.49	$2.51 YER598	+195.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.99	$0.81 YER194	+5.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR31.08	$1.82 YER433	+172.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR52.37	$1.02 YER244	-9.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.31	$0.97 YER232	+112.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.80	$0.86 YER206	+93.4%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 47.4% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR248.55	$10.62 YER2,533	+98.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,536.24	$80.08 YER19,104	+142.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1M	$16,715.42 YER4M	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,412.50	$28.63 YER6,831	-5.7%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 27.2% more for housing

	Mauritius	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,438.52	$77.76 YER18,549	+151.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,934.57	$232.18 YER55,386	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,240.08	$165.92 YER39,579	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,729.74	$57.78 YER13,784	+55.4%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,695.66	$77.38 YER18,459	-46.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR205K	$2,249.75 YER537K	-48.8%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR95.52	$2.28 YER545	+11.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR112.40	$3.46 YER825	+43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR283.78	$4.66 YER1,112	-23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,740.17	$65.76 YER15,687	+75.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR275.91	$5.64 YER1,345	-5.0%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,337.25	$52.93 YER12,627	+5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,901.89	$112.92 YER26,938	+176.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,914.64	$75.22 YER17,944	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,110.90	$78.60 YER18,751	+17.5%
Average			+47.1%

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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: March 2026

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