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Yemen vs. Turkmenistan Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 30.5% more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.5% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 67.1% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 73.6% more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.1% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.5% less for restaurants

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$34.29 TMT120.34	$7.57 YER1,805	-77.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.57 TMT47.64	$9.77 YER2,328	-28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 TMT8.13	$1.41 YER335	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 TMT2.81	$0.73 YER174	-9.0%
Average			-38.5%

Turkmenistan vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 TMT5.89	$1.43 YER341	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$20.00 TMT70.20	$4.22 YER1,006	-78.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.21 TMT63.90	$9.19 YER2,190	-49.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.17 TMT21.66	$5.26 YER1,254	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.42 TMT29.57	$4.83 YER1,152	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 TMT8.64	$2.51 YER598	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$4.00 TMT14.06	$0.81 YER194	-79.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.47 TMT12.17	$1.82 YER433	-47.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 TMT5.63	$1.02 YER244	-36.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 TMT3.18	$0.97 YER231	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 TMT2.84	$0.86 YER206	+6.8%
Average			-31.7%

Turkmenistan vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$10.62 YER2,531	+554.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.57 TMT30.09	$80.08 YER19,088	+834.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$28.63 YER6,825	+194.8%
Average			+380.4%

Turkmenistan vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 67.1% less for housing

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$77.76 YER18,534	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	$232.18 YER55,340	-79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	$165.92 YER39,546	-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$57.78 YER13,773	-86.8%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 73.6% more for childcare

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$77.38 YER18,443	+238.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-91.3%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 63.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.14 TMT18.05	$2.28 YER544	-55.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$7.05 TMT24.75	$3.46 YER824	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$4.66 YER1,111	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$65.76 YER15,674	-66.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.29 TMT50.14	$5.64 YER1,344	-60.5%
Average			-63.1%

Turkmenistan vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Turkmenistan	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.71 TMT230.66	$52.93 YER12,616	-19.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$121.43 TMT426.21	$112.92 YER26,915	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	$75.22 YER17,929	-74.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$185.71 TMT651.86	$78.60 YER18,735	-57.7%
Average			-39.8%

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