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Iran vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 32.5% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% less in Iran
Groceries: pay 66.8% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Iran
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 28.0% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Iran

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and housing are lower in Iran.

Iran vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$3.73 IRR157,227	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$3.78 IRR158,958	-61.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.78 IRR33,030	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.96 IRR40,592	+32.4%
Average			-31.0%

Yemen vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.8% less for groceries

	Yemen	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.48 IRR20,407	-66.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$2.20 IRR92,536	-47.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$2.58 IRR108,564	-71.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$1.14 IRR47,938	-78.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$1.32 IRR55,466	-72.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.41 IRR17,116	-83.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.67 IRR28,056	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.43 IRR18,270	-76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.28 IRR11,770	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.26 IRR10,798	-73.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.23 IRR9,548	-73.8%
Average			-66.8%

Yemen vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Yemen	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$2.59 IRR108,924	-75.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$9.98 IRR420,230	-87.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$66,617.96 IRR2,804,616,027	+298.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$2.79 IRR117,450	-90.3%
Average			+11.3%

Yemen vs. Iran - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	Yemen	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$11.37 IRR478,658	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$329.21 IRR13,859,566	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$233.51 IRR9,830,581	+40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$11.30 IRR475,727	-80.4%
Average			-20.8%

Yemen vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 28.0% less for childcare

	Yemen	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$77.32 IRR3,255,282	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$991.86 IRR41,757,167	-55.9%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$0.80 IRR33,807	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.11 IRR46,703	-67.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$1.97 IRR83,132	-57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$18.85 IRR793,428	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$1.53 IRR64,209	-72.9%
Average			-66.9%

Yemen vs. Iran - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Yemen	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$29.89 IRR1,258,374	-43.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$28.92 IRR1,217,571	-74.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$102.93 IRR4,333,261	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$61.87 IRR2,604,549	-21.3%
Average			-25.6%

Yemen vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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