Cost of living comparison

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

Yemen is 2.7 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 31.3% less in Yemen
Groceries
pay 26.9% more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 58.3% more in Yemen
Housing
pay 45.1% less in Yemen
Childcare
pay 6.9 times more in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.4% less in Yemen
Clothing
pay 7.2 times more in Yemen

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Yemen are more expensive than in Tonga. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yemen. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

pay 31.3% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.23
$7.60
YER1,842
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.29
$9.61
YER2,326
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.41
$1.70
YER411

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

 
Tonga
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.53
$1.53
YER370
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.96
$3.95
YER958
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.42
$10.62
YER2,572

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pay 58.3% more for transportation

 
Tonga
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.40
$10.93
YER2,648
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP101.15
$51.28
YER12,418
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
$16,011.21
YER3,877,115

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pay 45.1% less for housing

 
Tonga
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP303.45
$72.17
YER17,476
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $216.38
YER52,396
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $142.46
YER34,497

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP384.37
$86.27
YER20,890
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP606.89
$3,364.07
YER814,610

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pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.09
$3.01
YER729
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.08
$3.72
YER902
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.78
$4.28
YER1,036

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pay 7.2 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.11
$67.82
YER16,422
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.99
$87.06
YER21,081
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.57
$81.83
YER19,814

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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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