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Yemen vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 15.2% cheaper than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 14.1% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 27.6% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 35.0% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 85.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 29.5% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of New Zealand, you would:

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pay 34.5% less for restaurants

	New Zealand	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.01	$7.57 YER1,806	-47.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.82	$9.77 YER2,328	+6.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.65	$1.41 YER335	-33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.49	$0.73 YER174	-63.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 14.1% more for groceries

	New Zealand	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.01	$1.43 YER341	-17.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.72	$4.22 YER1,006	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$10.97	$9.19 YER2,191	+45.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.31	$5.26 YER1,254	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.93	$4.83 YER1,152	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.04	$2.51 YER598	+112.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.65	$0.81 YER194	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.24	$1.82 YER433	+40.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.65	$1.02 YER244	-51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.47	$0.97 YER232	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.38	$0.86 YER206	+8.5%
Average			+14.1%

New Zealand vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.6% more for transportation

	New Zealand	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.52	$10.62 YER2,532	+74.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$128.99	$80.08 YER19,092	+7.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	$16,715.42 YER3,984,958	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$30.83	$28.63 YER6,826	+60.8%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 35.0% less for housing

	New Zealand	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$86.54	$77.76 YER18,537	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	$232.18 YER55,351	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	$165.92 YER39,554	-79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$165.59	$57.78 YER13,776	-39.6%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 85.5% less for childcare

	New Zealand	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	$77.38 YER18,447	-87.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	$2,249.75 YER536,341	-83.3%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.46	$2.28 YER544	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.80	$3.46 YER824	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.03	$4.66 YER1,111	-79.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.30	$65.76 YER15,677	+74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.56	$5.64 YER1,344	-47.4%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 29.5% more for clothing

	New Zealand	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$112.90	$52.93 YER12,619	-18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$67.91	$112.92 YER26,921	+187.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$156.27	$75.22 YER17,932	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$206.73	$78.60 YER18,739	-34.2%
Average			+29.5%

New Zealand 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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