Yemen is 2.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.84
₫46,457
$7.60
YER1,904
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.33
₫109,575
$9.61
YER2,406
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
₫13,870
$1.71
YER427

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$0.88
₫22,351
$1.51
YER379
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.02
₫152,208
$3.92
YER981
Milk (1 gallon) $5.38
₫136,198
$10.55
YER2,641

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.48
₫88,017
$10.93
YER2,737
Monthly public transit pass $6.87
₫173,709
$51.29
YER12,841
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,303.88
₫867,888,190
$16,009.60
YER4,008,005

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.95
₫226,560
$83.76
YER20,969
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $304.25
₫7,697,434
$247.69
YER62,009
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $210.52
₫5,326,224
$175.00
YER43,812

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $212.34
₫5,372,124
$76.95
YER19,264
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,971.85
₫302,887,734
$3,403.23
YER852,000

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.89
₫22,552
$2.84
YER711
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.56
₫39,559
$3.76
YER942
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.19
₫29,995
$4.38
YER1,096

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

 
Vietnam
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$28.72
₫726,738
$67.84
YER16,983
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.06
₫583,474
$87.06
YER21,795
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.55
₫2,063,185
$81.85
YER20,491

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