Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 0.5% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 32.8% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 33.8% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 43.9% more in Yemen

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

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Yemen vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$9.52 YER2,250	+122.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$9.91 YER2,340	+98.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$2.22 YER523	+132.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$1.18 YER280	+82.9%
Average			+110.5%

Taiwan vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.8% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$2.06 YER487	+18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$6.42 YER1,515	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$13.63 YER3,220	+20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$7.05 YER1,664	+182.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$5.50 YER1,298	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$3.80 YER898	+96.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$1.07 YER254	-4.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$2.83 YER669	+108.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$1.47 YER346	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$1.32 YER313	+23.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$1.27 YER299	+32.4%
Average			+32.8%

Taiwan vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$9.25 YER2,184	+140.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$84.67 YER19,998	+144.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$16,933.01 YER4M	-48.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$21.17 YER4,999	+149.0%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 33.8% less for housing

	Taiwan	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$101.30 YER23,927	+380.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$229.13 YER54,121	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$175.13 YER41,365	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$60.36 YER14,256	-3.8%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$74.63 YER17,628	-86.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$3,747.12 YER885K	-78.6%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$2.78 YER658	+52.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$3.90 YER921	+37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$5.29 YER1,250	+31.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$45.84 YER10,828	+21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$5.93 YER1,400	-40.6%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 43.9% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$75.14 YER17,748	+23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$103.71 YER24,497	+217.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$79.02 YER18,665	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$100.89 YER23,831	+8.8%
Average			+43.9%

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