Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 10.1% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 95.9% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 58.3% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 61.0% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR221.93	$7.57 YER1,805	-53.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.01	$9.77 YER2,328	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.95	$1.41 YER335	-32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.75	$0.73 YER174	-60.2%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.81	$1.43 YER341	+2.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.16	$4.22 YER1,006	-64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.36	$9.19 YER2,190	+22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.22	$5.26 YER1,254	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.63	$4.83 YER1,152	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.43	$2.51 YER598	+172.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.91	$0.81 YER194	-26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.22	$1.82 YER433	+85.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.83	$1.02 YER244	-69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.97 YER231	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.59	$0.86 YER206	+53.9%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 95.9% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.52	$10.62 YER2,531	+90.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.35	$80.08 YER19,088	+234.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.10	$28.63 YER6,825
Average			+95.9%

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pay 58.3% less for housing

	Seychelles	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	$77.76 YER18,534	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	$232.18 YER55,340	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	$165.92 YER39,546	-79.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	$57.78 YER13,773	-30.2%
Average			-58.3%

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pay 61.0% less for childcare

	Seychelles	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$77.38 YER18,443	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-72.9%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.72	$2.28 YER544	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.90	$3.46 YER824	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.04	$4.66 YER1,111	-78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR986.69	$65.76 YER15,674	-9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.53	$5.64 YER1,344	-12.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Seychelles	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.18	$52.93 YER12,616	+19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.14	$112.92 YER26,915	+505.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR882.73	$75.22 YER17,929	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR949.80	$78.60 YER18,735	+11.8%
Average			+138.0%

Seychelles vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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