Cost of living comparison

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

Yemen is 85.1% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants
pay 64.3% more in Yemen
Groceries
pay 69.9% more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Yemen
Housing
pay 4.6% less in Yemen
Childcare
pay 50.1% more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 76.4% more in Yemen
Clothing
pay 3.1 times more in Yemen

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

Yemen vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 64.3% more for restaurants

 
Sudan
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
SDG4,503.75
$7.60
YER1,839
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
$9.61
YER2,323
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.61
SDG364.98
$1.70
YER411

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

 
Sudan
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.14
SDG683.09
$1.53
YER370
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
SDG3,633.14
$3.95
YER956
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
SDG3,681.52
$10.62
YER2,569

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Sudan
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
SDG3,142.20
$10.93
YER2,645
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
SDG15,012.50
$51.28
YER12,402
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $16,011.21
YER3,872,311

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pay 4.6% less for housing

 
Sudan
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$70.15
SDG42,123.51
$72.17
YER17,455
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $637.80
SDG382,996.69
$216.38
YER52,331
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $272.14
SDG163,421.41
$142.46
YER34,454

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pay 50.1% more for childcare

 
Sudan
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.07
SDG37,870.62
$86.27
YER20,864
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,057.46
SDG1,235,502.83
$3,364.07
YER813,601

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pay 76.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sudan
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SDG1,201.00
$3.01
YER728
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.38
SDG1,429.22
$3.72
YER900
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
$4.28
YER1,035

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

 
Sudan
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.17
SDG10,909.41
$67.82
YER16,402
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
$87.06
YER21,055
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$55.00
SDG33,027.50
$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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