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Namibia vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 14.4% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% less in Namibia
Groceries: pay 27.3% less in Namibia
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Namibia
Housing: pay 68.6% more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$8.36 NAD142.68	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$4.29 NAD73.26	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.85 NAD14.53	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.81 NAD13.75	+10.6%
Average			-18.6%

Yemen vs. Namibia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	Yemen	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.88 NAD15.09	-38.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$3.96 NAD67.70	-6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$5.36 NAD91.51	-41.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.33 NAD39.86	-55.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.49 NAD42.56	-48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.91 NAD15.57	-63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.82 NAD14.06	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.79 NAD13.42	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.83 NAD14.15	-19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$1.03 NAD17.54	+5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.06 NAD18.07	+22.4%
Average			-27.3%

Yemen vs. Namibia - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Yemen	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.82 NAD82.37	-54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$46.19 NAD788.68	-42.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$7.68 NAD131.12	-73.2%
Average			-39.5%

Yemen vs. Namibia - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.6% more for housing

	Yemen	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	+120.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	+145.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	+25.0%
Average			+68.6%

Yemen vs. Namibia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	+179.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	+141.2%
Average			+160.1%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$1.41 NAD24.00	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.86 NAD31.77	-46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$3.02 NAD51.61	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$38.10 NAD650.63	-42.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$5.76 NAD98.29	+2.1%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Yemen	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$58.56 NAD999.93	+10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$27.98 NAD477.81	-75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	+23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	-2.0%
Average			-10.7%

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