Cost of living comparison

Norway

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 30.9% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.6% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 44.7% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 73.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 7.2% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.6% less for restaurants

	Norway	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.47 NOK216.16	$7.57 YER1,790	-66.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.28 NOK137.33	$9.77 YER2,308	-31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 NOK30.99	$1.41 YER332	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.63 NOK25.32	$0.73 YER172	-72.3%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Norway	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 NOK31.06	$1.43 YER338	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 NOK55.52	$4.22 YER997	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.36 NOK80.42	$9.19 YER2,171	+9.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 NOK40.95	$5.26 YER1,243	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 NOK61.47	$4.83 YER1,142	-24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NOK14.42	$2.51 YER593	+67.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 NOK10.56	$0.81 YER192	-26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.42 NOK13.68	$1.82 YER429	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 NOK18.92	$1.02 YER242	-48.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NOK9.80	$0.97 YER230	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 NOK10.89	$0.86 YER204	-23.6%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Norway	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.05 NOK77.40	$10.62 YER2,509	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$73.58 NOK707.71	$80.08 YER18,924	+8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,882.51 NOK326K	$16,715.42 YER4M	-50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.92 NOK239.73	$28.63 YER6,766	+14.9%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 44.7% less for housing

	Norway	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.89 NOK499.14	$77.76 YER18,374	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,147.37 NOK11,036.09	$232.18 YER54,864	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$929.65 NOK8,941.96	$165.92 YER39,206	-82.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$173.28 NOK1,666.71	$57.78 YER13,654	-66.7%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 73.8% less for childcare

	Norway	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.02 NOK2,683.81	$77.38 YER18,284	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.91 NOK88,086.27	$2,249.75 YER532K	-75.4%
Average			-73.8%

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pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Norway	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.73 NOK93.61	$2.28 YER540	-76.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 NOK49.09	$3.46 YER817	-32.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.59 NOK149.92	$4.66 YER1,101	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.34 NOK484.18	$65.76 YER15,539	+30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 NOK152.19	$5.64 YER1,332	-64.4%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

	Norway	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.05 NOK914.29	$52.93 YER12,508	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.59 NOK438.48	$112.92 YER26,684	+147.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.49 NOK1,014.67	$75.22 YER17,774	-28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.24 NOK1,397.04	$78.60 YER18,574	-45.9%
Average			+7.2%

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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: October 2026

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