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Yemen vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 51.1% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 65.5% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 58.4% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 80.5% more in Yemen

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Thailand	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$7.57 YER1,805	+183.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$9.77 YER2,328	+39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$1.41 YER335	+91.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.73 YER174	+102.4%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 65.5% more for groceries

	Thailand	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$1.43 YER341	+1.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$4.22 YER1,006	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$9.19 YER2,190	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$5.26 YER1,254	+154.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$4.83 YER1,152	+242.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$2.51 YER598	+88.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.81 YER194	+37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$1.82 YER433	+102.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$1.02 YER244	+35.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.97 YER231	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.86 YER206	+40.2%
Average			+65.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Thailand	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$10.62 YER2,531	+119.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$80.08 YER19,088	+184.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$28.63 YER6,825	+171.9%
Average			+107.9%

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pay 58.4% more for housing

	Thailand	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$77.76 YER18,534	+319.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$232.18 YER55,340	-44.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$165.92 YER39,546	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$57.78 YER13,773	-4.4%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Thailand	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$77.38 YER18,443	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-79.7%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$2.28 YER544	+6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$3.46 YER824	+75.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$4.66 YER1,111	+8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$65.76 YER15,674	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$5.64 YER1,344	-10.8%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 80.5% more for clothing

	Thailand	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$52.93 YER12,616	+42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$112.92 YER26,915	+283.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$75.22 YER17,929	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$78.60 YER18,735	+13.7%
Average			+80.5%

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