Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 5.1% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 89.3% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 49.1% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 42.4% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 41.2% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD145.17	$9.52 YER2,249	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD92.05	$9.91 YER2,340	+77.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$2.22 YER523	+165.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD11.99	$1.18 YER279	+62.5%
Average			+46.4%

Namibia vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.3% more for groceries

	Namibia	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.57	$2.06 YER487	+93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD74.42	$6.42 YER1,515	+41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD111.16	$13.63 YER3,219	+101.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.55	$7.05 YER1,664	+193.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD47.68	$5.50 YER1,298	+89.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.52	$3.80 YER898	+220.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.69	$1.07 YER254	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.75	$2.83 YER669	+239.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.45	$1.47 YER346	+67.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.41	$1.32 YER313	+32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD17.85	$1.27 YER299	+16.7%
Average			+89.3%

Namibia vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.1% more for transportation

	Namibia	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD82.67	$9.25 YER2,184	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD643.38	$84.67 YER19,994	+116.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD395K	$16,933.01 YER4M	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD132.14	$21.17 YER4,998	+163.7%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 42.4% less for housing

	Namibia	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD830.34	$101.30 YER23,922	+100.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,584.44	$229.13 YER54,109	-50.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,728.91	$175.13 YER41,357	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,229.57	$60.36 YER14,253	-19.2%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Namibia	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	$74.63 YER17,624	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	$3,747.12 YER885K	-29.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.33	$2.78 YER658	+67.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.09	$3.90 YER921	+88.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD54.44	$5.29 YER1,250	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD651.63	$45.84 YER10,825	+15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD89.08	$5.93 YER1,400	+9.5%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 41.2% more for clothing

	Namibia	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD996.00	$75.14 YER17,744	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD570.13	$103.71 YER24,492	+199.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	$79.02 YER18,661	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,373.37	$100.89 YER23,826	+20.9%
Average			+41.2%

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