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Yemen vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 49.5% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.1% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 96.7% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 78.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

	Romania	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.55	$7.57 YER1,806	-24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.43	$9.77 YER2,329	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.41	$1.41 YER335	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.00	$0.73 YER174	-54.9%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 96.7% more for groceries

	Romania	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.12	$1.43 YER341	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.40	$4.22 YER1,006	+5.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.32	$9.19 YER2,191	+63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.21	$5.26 YER1,255	+72.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.58	$4.83 YER1,153	+66.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.20	$2.51 YER598	+393.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.02	$0.81 YER194	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$1.82 YER433	+158.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.04	$1.02 YER244	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.70	$0.97 YER232	+147.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.80	$0.86 YER206	+108.4%
Average			+96.7%

Romania vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Romania	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.11	$10.62 YER2,532	+76.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON101.97	$80.08 YER19,098	+240.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON118,540.36	$16,715.42 YER3,986,211	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.70	$28.63 YER6,829	+304.5%
Average			+145.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Romania	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.06	$77.76 YER18,543	+741.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,691.84	$232.18 YER55,369	-40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,253.63	$165.92 YER39,567	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON504.74	$57.78 YER13,780	-50.4%
Average			+152.0%

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pay 78.3% less for childcare

	Romania	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,282.14	$77.38 YER18,453	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,051.71	$2,249.75 YER536,510	-71.4%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.17	$2.28 YER545	-2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.85	$3.46 YER824	+38.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.50	$4.66 YER1,111	-20.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON182.95	$65.76 YER15,682	+55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON29.93	$5.64 YER1,344	-18.3%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Romania	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON289.08	$52.93 YER12,623	-20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON166.92	$112.92 YER26,929	+193.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON338.76	$75.22 YER17,938	-3.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON384.04	$78.60 YER18,745	-11.3%
Average			+39.4%

Romania vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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