Yemen is 2.4 times more expensive than Russia.

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

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pay 85.1% more for restaurants

 
Russia
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.51
RUB679.03
$7.60
YER1,901
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.14
RUB432.17
$9.61
YER2,401
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
RUB83.22
$1.70
YER425

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

 
Russia
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$0.47
RUB48.88
$1.53
YER382
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.72
RUB387.54
$3.95
YER988
Milk (1 gallon) $3.07
RUB320.47
$10.62
YER2,654

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

 
Russia
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.12
RUB220.99
$10.93
YER2,733
Monthly public transit pass $17.67
RUB1,842.76
$51.28
YER12,817
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,642.44
RUB2,779,038.65
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

 
Russia
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$5.97
RUB623.18
$72.17
YER18,038
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $304.49
RUB31,761.32
$216.38
YER54,079
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $210.86
RUB21,994.08
$142.46
YER35,605

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

 
Russia
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $190.09
RUB19,828.31
$86.27
YER21,561
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,074.52
RUB529,316.72
$3,364.07
YER840,766

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Russia
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
RUB148.40
$3.01
YER752
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
RUB174.27
$3.72
YER930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.10
RUB218.81
$4.28
YER1,069

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pay 61.0% more for clothing

 
Russia
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.85
RUB5,408.25
$67.82
YER16,949
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$33.92
RUB3,538.30
$87.06
YER21,758
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.53
RUB7,982.42
$81.83
YER20,450

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