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Yemen vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 4.7% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% less in Yemen
Groceries: pay 63.7% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 71.8% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 26.7% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 86.3% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$7.57 YER1,806	-30.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$9.77 YER2,328	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$1.41 YER335	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$0.73 YER174	-62.1%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 63.7% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$1.43 YER341	-2.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$4.22 YER1,006	-21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$9.19 YER2,191	+112.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$5.26 YER1,254	+42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$4.83 YER1,152	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$2.51 YER598	+311.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.81 YER194	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$1.82 YER433	+88.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$1.02 YER244	-34.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.97 YER232	+103.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.86 YER206	+60.3%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 71.8% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	$10.62 YER2,532	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$80.08 YER19,092	+166.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$16,715.42 YER3,984,958	-49.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$28.63 YER6,826	+109.5%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 26.7% more for housing

	Warsaw	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$77.76 YER18,537	+346.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$232.18 YER55,351	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$165.92 YER39,554	-81.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$57.78 YER13,776	-78.4%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 86.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$77.38 YER18,447	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$2,249.75 YER536,341	-85.9%
Average			-86.3%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$2.28 YER544	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$3.46 YER824	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$4.66 YER1,111	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$65.76 YER15,677	+40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$5.64 YER1,344	-41.1%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$52.93 YER12,619	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$112.92 YER26,921	+133.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$75.22 YER17,932	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$78.60 YER18,739	-31.8%
Average			+7.8%

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