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Yemen vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 15.1% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 35.5% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 63.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 36.6% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.2% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$7.57 YER1,805	-25.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$9.77 YER2,328	+16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$1.41 YER335	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.73 YER174	-30.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 35.5% more for groceries

	Mexico	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$1.43 YER341	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$4.22 YER1,006	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$9.19 YER2,190	+54.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$5.26 YER1,254	+114.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$4.83 YER1,152	+31.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$2.51 YER598	+97.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.81 YER194	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$1.82 YER433	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$1.02 YER244	+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$0.97 YER231	+8.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.86 YER206	-11.6%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Mexico	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$10.62 YER2,531	+112.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$80.08 YER19,088	+179.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-30.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$28.63 YER6,825	+46.8%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Mexico	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$77.76 YER18,534	+164.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$232.18 YER55,340	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$165.92 YER39,546	-62.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$57.78 YER13,773	+17.4%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

	Mexico	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$77.38 YER18,443	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-59.6%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$2.28 YER544	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$3.46 YER824	+3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$4.66 YER1,111	+5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$65.76 YER15,674	+67.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$5.64 YER1,344	+3.8%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 36.6% more for clothing

	Mexico	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$52.93 YER12,616	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$112.92 YER26,915	+177.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$75.22 YER17,929	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$78.60 YER18,735	-10.2%
Average			+36.6%

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