Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 4.3% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.1% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 49.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 28.6% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.1% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.60 YER1,871	$5.80 KGS502.97	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.61 YER2,363	$5.68 KGS492.91	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 YER418	$0.68 KGS58.64	-60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 YER169	$0.33 KGS28.73	-51.8%
Average			-44.1%

Yemen vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.9% less for groceries

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 YER376	$0.48 KGS41.43	-68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 YER973	$5.14 KGS445.63	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,613	$3.25 KGS281.44	-69.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.96 YER1,221	$1.76 KGS152.37	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 YER1,366	$2.41 KGS209.38	-56.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76 YER680	$0.47 KGS40.87	-82.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 YER198	$0.85 KGS73.76	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30 YER565	$0.94 KGS81.83	-58.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 YER313	$0.90 KGS78.25	-29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 YER295	$0.23 KGS19.72	-81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 YER222	$0.24 KGS20.82	-73.4%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.93 YER2,690	$2.90 KGS251.87	-73.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.28 YER12,615	$7.54 KGS653.86	-85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,011.21 YER3,938,758	$39,443.16 KGS3,420,179.12	+146.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 YER7,261	$4.18 KGS362.14	-85.9%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 28.6% more for housing

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 YER17,754	$12.05 KGS1,044.58	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.38 YER53,229	$474.69 KGS41,160.77	+119.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.46 YER35,045	$353.07 KGS30,614.98	+147.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.93 YER18,678	$23.19 KGS2,010.79	-69.5%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.27 YER21,222	$230.15 KGS19,956.63	+166.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,364.07 YER827,562	$6,168.50 KGS534,880.81	+83.4%
Average			+125.1%

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pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 YER740	$1.16 KGS100.59	-61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 YER916	$2.06 KGS178.27	-44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 YER1,052	$1.56 KGS135.30	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.42 YER17,322	$43.01 KGS3,729.07	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 YER1,243	$4.35 KGS377.23	-13.9%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Yemen	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.82 YER16,683	$40.60 KGS3,520.77	-40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.06 YER21,416	$38.86 KGS3,369.88	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.83 YER20,129	$103.88 KGS9,007.69	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.17 YER27,839	$96.67 KGS8,382.79	-14.6%
Average			-20.8%

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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: April 2025

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