Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Turkey

Turkey vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 9.3% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Turkey
Groceries: pay 68.9% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Turkey
Housing: pay 55.4% more in Turkey
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% less in Turkey
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Turkey

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

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Turkey vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$7.80 TRY386.28	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$8.25 TRY408.38	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$1.28 TRY63.31	-42.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$0.44 TRY22.00	-62.5%
Average			-26.4%

Yemen vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.9% less for groceries

	Yemen	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$0.96 TRY47.63	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$4.58 TRY226.89	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$3.74 TRY185.39	-72.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$2.15 TRY106.63	-69.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$1.91 TRY94.53	-65.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$0.80 TRY39.56	-79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.86 TRY42.40	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$0.46 TRY22.93	-83.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$0.55 TRY27.10	-62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$0.23 TRY11.59	-82.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$0.19 TRY9.29	-85.2%
Average			-68.9%

Yemen vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Yemen	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$5.08 TRY251.45	-45.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$32.35 TRY1,602.00	-61.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$43,081.17 TRY2M	+154.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	$8.30 TRY410.92	-60.8%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 55.4% more for housing

	Yemen	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$13.65 TRY675.87	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$475.20 TRY23,529.06	+107.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$347.61 TRY17,211.40	+98.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$51.15 TRY2,532.59	-15.3%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$606.51 TRY30,030.78	+712.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$13,566.63 TRY672K	+262.1%
Average			+442.4%

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pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$3.02 TRY149.34	+8.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$3.43 TRY169.90	-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$2.16 TRY106.77	-59.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$53.35 TRY2,641.36	+16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$5.91 TRY292.72	-0.2%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Yemen	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$45.05 TRY2,230.83	-40.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$38.92 TRY1,927.26	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$90.74 TRY4,492.86	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$83.15 TRY4,117.06	-17.6%
Average			-32.1%

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