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Yemen vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 50.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 75.2% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 30.3% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES750.88	$7.57 YER1,806	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.06	$9.77 YER2,328	+40.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.79	$1.41 YER335	+100.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.04	$0.73 YER174	+32.6%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nairobi	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.69	$1.43 YER341	+161.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.08	$4.22 YER1,006	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.10	$9.19 YER2,191	+173.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.73	$5.26 YER1,254	+219.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.51	$4.83 YER1,152	+65.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.96	$2.51 YER598	+78.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.40	$0.81 YER194	+71.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.07	$1.82 YER433	+104.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.01	$1.02 YER244	+124.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.50	$0.97 YER232	+97.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.52	$0.86 YER206	+70.8%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 75.2% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.38	$10.62 YER2,532	+96.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,004.71	$80.08 YER19,092	+158.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,803,297.63	$16,715.42 YER3,984,958	-22.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,202.59	$28.63 YER6,826	+68.2%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Nairobi	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,156.50	$77.76 YER18,537	+95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,695.24	$232.18 YER55,351	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,686.56	$165.92 YER39,554	-19.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,793.22	$57.78 YER13,776	+97.0%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,992.44	$77.38 YER18,447	-65.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,076.41	$2,249.75 YER536,341	-74.4%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.35	$2.28 YER544	-1.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.55	$3.46 YER824	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.47	$4.66 YER1,111	+50.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,859.39	$65.76 YER15,677	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.12	$5.64 YER1,344	-23.3%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,538.28	$52.93 YER12,619	+169.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,218.07	$112.92 YER26,921	+353.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,785.33	$75.22 YER17,932	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,055.48	$78.60 YER18,739	+26.2%
Average			+140.1%

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