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Yemen vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 4.1% more expensive than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 62.0% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 60.9% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 22.0% more for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$7.57 YER1,805	-4.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$9.77 YER2,328	+13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$1.41 YER335	+34.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.73 YER174	+44.5%
Average			+22.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.0% more for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.43 YER341	-2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$4.22 YER1,006	-21.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$9.19 YER2,190	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$5.26 YER1,254	+86.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$4.83 YER1,152	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$2.51 YER598	+156.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.81 YER194	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$1.82 YER433	+148.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$1.02 YER244	+75.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.97 YER231	+102.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.86 YER206	+64.3%
Average			+62.0%

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$10.62 YER2,531	+264.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$80.08 YER19,088	+50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-58.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$28.63 YER6,825	+236.9%
Average			+123.4%

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.9% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$77.76 YER18,534	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$232.18 YER55,340	-83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$165.92 YER39,546	-83.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$57.78 YER13,773	-52.9%
Average			-60.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen - Cost of housing

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$77.38 YER18,443	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-72.4%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$2.28 YER544	-78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$3.46 YER824	-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$4.66 YER1,111	-25.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$65.76 YER15,674	-13.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$5.64 YER1,344	-57.3%
Average			-40.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$52.93 YER12,616	-29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$112.92 YER26,915	+89.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$75.22 YER17,929	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$78.60 YER18,735	-26.2%
Average			+1.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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