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Yemen vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 95.1% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 89.9% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 17.7% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 47.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Uganda	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,368	$7.57 YER1,805	+164.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,897	$9.77 YER2,328	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,771	$1.41 YER335	+187.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,098	$0.73 YER174	+140.4%
Average			+125.9%

Uganda vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.9% more for groceries

	Uganda	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,223	$1.43 YER341	+22.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,915	$4.22 YER1,006	+93.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX10,153	$9.19 YER2,190	+228.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,602	$5.26 YER1,254	+188.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX8,106	$4.83 YER1,152	+116.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,693	$2.51 YER598	+93.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,351	$0.81 YER194	+25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,791	$1.82 YER433	+136.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,640	$1.02 YER244	+40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,634	$0.97 YER231	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,822	$0.86 YER206	+11.1%
Average			+89.9%

Uganda vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Uganda	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,769	$10.62 YER2,531	+85.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX155,522	$80.08 YER19,088	+86.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	+67.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,515	$28.63 YER6,825	+615.0%
Average			+213.5%

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Uganda	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX167,042	$77.76 YER18,534	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	$232.18 YER55,340	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX747,370	$165.92 YER39,546	-19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX126,857	$57.78 YER13,773	+65.1%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 47.5% less for childcare

	Uganda	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX630,235	$77.38 YER18,443	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-39.5%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,184	$2.28 YER544	+59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,368	$3.46 YER824	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX13,219	$4.66 YER1,111	+27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX165,890	$65.76 YER15,674	+43.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX23,328	$5.64 YER1,344	-12.4%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX60,913	$52.93 YER12,616	+215.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX57,765	$112.92 YER26,915	+608.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX156,818	$75.22 YER17,929	+73.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX184,035	$78.60 YER18,735	+54.8%
Average			+238.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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