Cost of living comparison

 Kazakhstan
compared to
Yemen vs. Kazakhstan Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 2.1 times more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.2% more in Yemen
Groceries
pay 3.0 times more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 3.9 times more in Yemen
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Yemen
Childcare
pay 48.9% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 93.0% more in Yemen
Clothing
pay 30.4% more in Yemen

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Yemen are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Kazakhstan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.2% more for restaurants

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.27
KZT4,334.22
$7.60
YER1,900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.04
KZT3,164.32
$9.61
YER2,400
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
KZT477.66
$1.70
YER424

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$0.40
KZT207.25
$1.53
YER382
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.54
KZT2,377.37
$3.95
YER988
Milk (1 gallon) $4.05
KZT2,123.84
$10.62
YER2,654

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.84
KZT965.49
$10.93
YER2,732
Monthly public transit pass $14.74
KZT7,725.60
$51.28
YER12,813
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,631.50
KZT11,336,388.21
$16,011.21
YER4,000,424

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.58
KZT6,068.10
$72.17
YER18,032
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $345.54
KZT181,084.01
$216.38
YER54,063
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $248.07
KZT130,005.61
$142.46
YER35,594

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pay 48.9% less for childcare

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $204.89
KZT107,377.76
$86.27
YER21,555
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,596.30
KZT2,932,846.62
$3,364.07
YER840,518

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pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
KZT625.36
$3.01
YER752
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
KZT1,032.81
$3.72
YER930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.93
KZT1,013.62
$4.28
YER1,069

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

 
Kazakhstan
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.88
KZT37,146.40
$67.82
YER16,944
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.23
KZT22,656.07
$87.06
YER21,751
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.08
KZT50,876.64
$81.83
YER20,444

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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: January 2025
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