Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Vanuatu

Vanuatu vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Vanuatu is 2.2 times more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% more in Vanuatu
Groceries: pay 18.1% more in Vanuatu
Transportation: pay 14.2% less in Vanuatu
Housing: pay 6.7 times more in Vanuatu
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Vanuatu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% more in Vanuatu
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Vanuatu

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

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Vanuatu vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$12.67 VUV1,500	+33.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$14.35 VUV1,700	+44.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$2.28 VUV270	+2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$2.36 VUV279	+99.1%
Average			+39.1%

Yemen vs. Vanuatu - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.1% more for groceries

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$1.94 VUV230	-5.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$8.86 VUV1,050	+38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$10.63 VUV1,259	-22.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$6.23 VUV737	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$7.40 VUV877	+34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$3.24 VUV384	-14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.96 VUV113	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$1.78 VUV211	-37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$4.21 VUV499	+187.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$4.02 VUV476	+203.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$1.57 VUV186	+24.1%
Average			+18.1%

Yemen vs. Vanuatu - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% less for transportation

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$6.78 VUV803	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$67.55 VUV8,000	-20.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	+37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	$9.29 VUV1,100	-56.1%
Average			-14.2%

Yemen vs. Vanuatu - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.7 times more for housing

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$363.08 VUV43,000	+258.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+589.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+545.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$484.28 VUV57,353	+702.4%
Average			+565.0%

Yemen vs. Vanuatu - Cost of housing

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$624.84 VUV74,000	+737.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+83.4%
Average			+291.9%

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pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$5.07 VUV600	+81.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$4.08 VUV483	+4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$9.29 VUV1,100	+75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$68.29 VUV8,088	+49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	??
Average			+46.2%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Yemen	Vanuatu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$40.99 VUV4,854	-45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$67.55 VUV8,000	-34.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$84.40 VUV9,995	+6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$101.28 VUV11,995	+0.4%
Average			-21.4%

Yemen vs. Vanuatu - Cost of clothing

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