Cost of living comparison

 Bangladesh
compared to
 Yemen
Yemen vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 3.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.7 times more in Yemen
Groceries
pay 4.0 times more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 4.0 times more in Yemen
Housing
pay 3.5 times more in Yemen
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Yemen
Clothing
pay 3.7 times more in Yemen

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and childcare in Yemen are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.35
BDT163.69
$7.60
YER1,835
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.41
BDT534.71
$9.61
YER2,318
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.25
BDT30.75
$1.70
YER410

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pay 4.0 times more for groceries

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$0.52
BDT63.28
$1.53
YER369
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.80
BDT461.06
$3.95
YER954
Milk (1 gallon) $2.60
BDT316.06
$10.62
YER2,563

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.68
BDT446.80
$10.93
YER2,639
Monthly public transit pass $12.31
BDT1,493.32
$51.28
YER12,377
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,789.60
BDT3,129,669.38
$16,011.21
YER3,864,306

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.51
BDT1,882.04
$72.17
YER17,419
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $75.62
BDT9,176.98
$216.38
YER52,223
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $47.62
BDT5,778.62
$142.46
YER34,383

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $30.22
BDT3,667.78
$86.27
YER20,821
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $962.19
BDT116,765.12
$3,364.07
YER811,919

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.80
BDT461.68
$3.01
YER726
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.37
BDT166.73
$3.72
YER899
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.59
BDT314.33
$4.28
YER1,032

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

 
Bangladesh
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$17.35
BDT2,105.60
$67.82
YER16,368
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$16.87
BDT2,047.79
$87.06
YER21,011
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.90
BDT4,477.83
$81.83
YER19,748

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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: July 2025
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