Cost of living comparison

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Yemen vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 2.0 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 15.8% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 53.3% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 4.1 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Tonga	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$7.57 YER1,805	-8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$9.77 YER2,328	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.41 YER335	-50.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.73 YER174	-70.4%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 15.8% more for groceries

	Tonga	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.43 YER341	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$4.22 YER1,006	-6.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$9.19 YER2,190	+55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$5.26 YER1,254	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$4.83 YER1,152	+81.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$2.51 YER598	+99.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.81 YER194	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.82 YER433	+37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.02 YER244	-39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.97 YER231	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.86 YER206	-27.5%
Average			+15.8%

Tonga vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Tonga	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$10.62 YER2,531	+93.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$80.08 YER19,088	+92.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	+187.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$28.63 YER6,825	+53.2%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 53.3% less for housing

	Tonga	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$77.76 YER18,534	-37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$232.18 YER55,340	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$165.92 YER39,546
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$57.78 YER13,773	-59.6%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$77.38 YER18,443	-51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$2,249.75 YER536,229	+802.8%
Average			+375.9%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.28 YER544	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$3.46 YER824	+18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$4.66 YER1,111	-54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$65.76 YER15,674	+111.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$5.64 YER1,344	-86.4%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 4.1 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$52.93 YER12,616	+264.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$112.92 YER26,915	+539.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$75.22 YER17,929	+262.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$78.60 YER18,735	+170.4%
Average			+309.1%

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