Yemen is 76.6% more expensive than Laos.

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Laos
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.90
LAK41,360
$7.60
YER1,900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.20
LAK91,664
$9.61
YER2,400
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69
LAK15,052
$1.70
YER424

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pay 86.1% more for groceries

 
Laos
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.00
LAK21,852
$1.53
YER382
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.03
LAK284,101
$3.95
YER988
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
LAK139,539
$10.62
YER2,653

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

 
Laos
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.61
LAK100,404
$10.93
YER2,732
Monthly public transit pass $53.85
LAK1,174,010
$51.28
YER12,811
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Laos
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.98
LAK195,845
$72.17
YER18,030
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $993.83
LAK21,665,935
$216.38
YER54,056
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $809.30
LAK17,643,214
$142.46
YER35,590

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

 
Laos
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $291.32
LAK6,351,018
$86.27
YER21,552
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
$3,364.07
YER840,420

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.11
LAK24,110
$3.01
YER752
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.62
LAK35,295
$3.72
YER930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.78
LAK38,901
$4.28
YER1,069

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pay 49.0% more for clothing

 
Laos
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
$67.82
YER16,943
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
$87.06
YER21,749
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
$81.83
YER20,442

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