Cost of living comparison

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

Yemen is 5.9 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.2 times more in Yemen
Groceries
pay 3.6 times more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 25.0 times more in Yemen
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Yemen
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.2 times more in Yemen
Clothing
pay 2.1 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

 
Libya
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
LYD24.870
$7.60
YER1,839
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.10
LYD22.100
$9.61
YER2,323
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
LYD2.560
$1.70
YER411

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

 
Libya
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$0.29
LYD1.590
$1.53
YER370
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.75
LYD14.860
$3.95
YER956
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
LYD19.150
$10.62
YER2,569

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pay 25.0 times more for transportation

 
Libya
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.12
LYD0.630
$10.93
YER2,645
Monthly public transit pass $23.74
LYD128.070
$51.28
YER12,402
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,046.81
LYD86,572.540
$16,011.21
YER3,872,311

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Libya
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.85
LYD161.060
$72.17
YER17,455
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $191.92
LYD1,035.420
$216.38
YER52,331
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $108.81
LYD587.020
$142.46
YER34,454

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Libya
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $58.75
LYD316.970
$86.27
YER20,864
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,219.10
LYD6,577.050
$3,364.07
YER813,601

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Libya
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.68
LYD3.680
$3.01
YER728
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.63
LYD3.380
$3.72
YER900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.33
LYD12.570
$4.28
YER1,035

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Libya
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.50
LYD175.310
$67.82
YER16,402
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.80
LYD176.950
$87.06
YER21,055
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$45.23
LYD244.030
$81.83
YER19,789

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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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