Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 11.0% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% less in Japan
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Japan
Housing: pay 96.6% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 42.1% less in Japan

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

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Japan vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.3% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$6.75 ¥1,066	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$5.10 ¥805	-48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$1.13 ¥179	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$0.76 ¥120	-36.0%
Average			-39.3%

Yemen vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Yemen	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$1.53 ¥241	-25.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$5.55 ¥877	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$5.56 ¥879	-59.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$2.01 ¥318	-71.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$2.85 ¥450	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$2.16 ¥342	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$1.08 ¥171	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$1.54 ¥243	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$1.92 ¥303	+30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$1.10 ¥174	-16.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$1.08 ¥170	-15.0%
Average			-33.6%

Yemen vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Yemen	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$4.11 ¥649	-55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$63.20 ¥9,986	-25.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	$24.65 ¥3,895	+16.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 96.6% more for housing

	Yemen	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$33.54 ¥5,300	-66.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$546.58 ¥86,367	+138.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$360.78 ¥57,008	+106.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$113.26 ¥17,897	+87.7%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$417.01 ¥65,893	+458.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+201.6%
Average			+310.5%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$2.57 ¥406	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$3.06 ¥483	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$3.83 ¥605	-27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$53.31 ¥8,424	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$11.73 ¥1,853	+97.9%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 42.1% less for clothing

	Yemen	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$46.32 ¥7,320	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$31.33 ¥4,950	-69.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$59.45 ¥9,394	-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$81.04 ¥12,805	-19.7%
Average			-42.1%

Yemen vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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