Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 58.0% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Turkey
Groceries: pay 48.5% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 1.7% less in Turkey
Housing: pay 32.6% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% less in Turkey
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,807	$7.27 TRY333.36	-4.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,330	$7.68 TRY351.94	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.18 TRY53.98	-16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.44 TRY20.37	-39.0%
Average			-20.1%

Yemen vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

	Yemen	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.67 TRY30.68	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,007	$4.49 TRY206.07	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,193	$3.45 TRY158.32	-62.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,255	$1.94 TRY89.04	-63.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,153	$2.46 TRY112.93	-49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER599	$0.62 TRY28.35	-75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.96 TRY43.81	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER434	$0.53 TRY24.20	-71.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.60 TRY27.33	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER232	$0.29 TRY13.36	-70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.25 TRY11.34	-71.4%
Average			-48.5%

Yemen vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

	Yemen	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,534	$4.58 TRY210.12	-56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,110	$29.01 TRY1,330.07	-63.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER4M	$48,018.50 TRY2M	+187.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,833	$7.53 TRY345.41	-73.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 32.6% more for housing

	Yemen	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,555	$13.68 TRY627.14	-82.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,404	$515.16 TRY23,621.58	+121.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,592	$348.65 TRY15,986.64	+110.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,789	$46.83 TRY2,147.33	-19.0%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,464	$523.46 TRY24,002.47	+576.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER537K	$10,105.64 TRY463K	+349.2%
Average			+462.9%

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pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER545	$2.98 TRY136.49	+30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER825	$2.92 TRY134.00	-15.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,112	$2.10 TRY96.42	-54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,692	$52.68 TRY2,415.55	-19.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,345	$5.69 TRY260.70	+0.8%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Yemen	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,631	$46.89 TRY2,149.98	-11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,946	$43.49 TRY1,994.21	-61.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,949	$101.73 TRY4,664.72	+35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,757	$84.94 TRY3,894.67	+8.1%
Average			-7.4%

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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: June 2026

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