Palau vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1162
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$1257
🏠 One person rent
$588
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1089
$420
🍽️ Food expenses
$433
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$47.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$646
$365
💸 GDP per capita
$12922
$650
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
16
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
9%
🎓 Higher education
1
25
😀 Quality of life
48
14
🏙️ Population
21.7K
28.3M

The average cost of living in Palau ($1162) is 130% more expensive than in Yemen ($505). Palau ranked 55th vs 176th for Yemen in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Palau compared to 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 87th and 185th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Palau vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Palau and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Palau Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.7
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$5.01
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$789
$297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$55.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
10.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1496
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1169
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.39
$5.28
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.42
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.1
$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.77
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$261
$81.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6814
$2850

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In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1160
299
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$1164
271

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$523
2.96M
Taiz
$490
615K
Al Hudaydah
$489
548K
Aden
$486
507K
Ibb
$481
351K
Dhamar
$470
160K
Mukalla
$468
144K
Sayyan
$467
70K
Sa'dah
$467
70.2K
Zabid
$466
50.8K