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Russia vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 25.3% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in Russia
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 35.4% less in Russia
Housing: pay 30.3% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,806	$9.65 RUB737.23	+27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$5.53 RUB422.40	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.06 RUB80.61	-24.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.51 RUB39.15	-29.6%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Yemen	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.63 RUB48.14	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.02 RUB383.57	+19.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,191	$4.22 RUB322.38	-54.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$1.60 RUB122.09	-69.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.20 RUB168.04	-54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.79 RUB60.28	-68.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.80 RUB61.24	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.93 RUB71.02	-48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$1.25 RUB95.80	+22.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER232	$0.38 RUB28.97	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.30 RUB23.14	-65.0%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 35.4% less for transportation

	Yemen	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,532	$2.69 RUB205.71	-74.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,092	$21.72 RUB1,658.72	-72.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,958	$31,562.55 RUB2,410,342.23	+88.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,826	$4.94 RUB377.63	-82.7%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 30.3% more for housing

	Yemen	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,537	$7.57 RUB578.03	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,351	$433.96 RUB33,140.41	+86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,554	$300.84 RUB22,974.51	+81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,776	$82.77 RUB6,320.65	+43.2%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,447	$300.70 RUB22,963.51	+288.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,341	$7,780.29 RUB594,158.89	+245.8%
Average			+267.2%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$1.70 RUB129.77	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$2.17 RUB165.55	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$2.68 RUB204.88	-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,677	$35.84 RUB2,737.21	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$5.13 RUB391.40	-9.1%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Yemen	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,619	$62.56 RUB4,777.23	+18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,921	$43.72 RUB3,339.02	-61.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,932	$102.93 RUB7,860.67	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,739	$97.34 RUB7,433.22	+23.8%
Average			+4.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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