Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 22.5% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 56.4% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 20.1% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 45.2% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 6.0% less for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$7.57 YER1,805	+24.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$9.77 YER2,328	-19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$1.41 YER335	+2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$0.73 YER174	-31.6%
Average			-6.0%

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$1.43 YER341	-3.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.22 YER1,006	+112.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$9.19 YER2,190	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$5.26 YER1,254	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$4.83 YER1,152	+23.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$2.51 YER598	-21.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.81 YER194	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$1.82 YER433	-48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$1.02 YER244	-31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.97 YER231	+6.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.86 YER206	-43.0%
Average			-4.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$10.62 YER2,531	+116.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$80.08 YER19,088	+229.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$28.63 YER6,825	+161.6%
Average			+169.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.4% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$77.76 YER18,534	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$232.18 YER55,340	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$165.92 YER39,546	-74.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$57.78 YER13,773	-82.2%
Average			-56.4%

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 20.1% less for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$77.38 YER18,443	-20.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-19.6%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.28 YER544	+25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$3.46 YER824	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$4.66 YER1,111	+16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$65.76 YER15,674
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$5.64 YER1,344	+68.6%
Average			+30.1%

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 45.2% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$52.93 YER12,616	+157.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$112.92 YER26,915	+23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$75.22 YER17,929	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$78.60 YER18,735	+2.1%
Average			+45.2%

Solomon Islands vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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