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Yemen vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 29.3% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 76.3% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 50.8% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.0% more for restaurants

	Oman	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$7.57 YER1,805	+45.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.520	$9.77 YER2,328	+6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$1.41 YER335	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$0.73 YER174	+169.8%
Average			+77.0%

Oman vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.3% more for groceries

	Oman	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$1.43 YER341	+31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.160	$4.22 YER1,006	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.670	$9.19 YER2,190	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$5.26 YER1,254	+107.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.940	$4.83 YER1,152	+98.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$2.51 YER598	+139.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$0.81 YER194	+12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$1.82 YER433	+129.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$1.02 YER244	+96.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.97 YER231	+89.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.210	$0.86 YER206	+61.9%
Average			+76.3%

Oman vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Oman	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.900	$10.62 YER2,531	+354.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR22.000	$80.08 YER19,088	+40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,900.080	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.780	$28.63 YER6,825	+130.6%
Average			+126.5%

Oman vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.8% less for housing

	Oman	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.670	$77.76 YER18,534	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.800	$232.18 YER55,340	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.730	$165.92 YER39,546	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.900	$57.78 YER13,773	-20.4%
Average			-24.8%

Oman vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Oman	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.930	$77.38 YER18,443	-62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,126.520	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-72.3%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.100	$2.28 YER544	-78.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.070	$3.46 YER824	-35.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.310	$4.66 YER1,111	-22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.160	$65.76 YER15,674	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.650	$5.64 YER1,344	-40.6%
Average			-33.6%

Oman vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.8% more for clothing

	Oman	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.120	$52.93 YER12,616	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.640	$112.92 YER26,915	+177.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.670	$75.22 YER17,929	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.840	$78.60 YER18,735	+21.6%
Average			+50.8%

Oman vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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