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Yemen vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 34.2% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.7% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 77.8% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 56.7% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.7% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$7.57 YER1,805	+10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$9.77 YER2,328	+24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$1.41 YER335	+73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.73 YER174	+29.8%
Average			+34.7%

Mozambique vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.8% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$1.43 YER341	+85.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$4.22 YER1,006	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$9.19 YER2,190	+46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$5.26 YER1,254	+104.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$4.83 YER1,152	+146.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$2.51 YER598	+146.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.81 YER194	+14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.82 YER433	+130.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$1.02 YER244	+79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.97 YER231	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.86 YER206	+57.8%
Average			+77.8%

Mozambique vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mozambique	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$10.62 YER2,531	+95.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$80.08 YER19,088	+508.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$28.63 YER6,825	+59.4%
Average			+155.7%

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Mozambique	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$77.76 YER18,534	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$232.18 YER55,340	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$165.92 YER39,546	-37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$57.78 YER13,773	-27.9%
Average			-35.8%

Mozambique vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 56.7% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$77.38 YER18,443	-52.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-61.1%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$2.28 YER544	+71.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$3.46 YER824	+66.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$4.66 YER1,111	+65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$65.76 YER15,674	+52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.64 YER1,344	-27.9%
Average			+45.6%

Mozambique vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$52.93 YER12,616	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$112.92 YER26,915	+83.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$75.22 YER17,929	-12.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$78.60 YER18,735	-0.4%
Average			+18.2%

Mozambique vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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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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