Palau vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palau Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$530
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$587
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1095
$455
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.3
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$571
$397
💸 GDP per capita
$14565
$533
😃 Human freedom index
6.4
3.43
❤️ Life expectancy
69.1
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
49
16
🌐 English speaking %
92.5%
9%
🎓 Higher education
1
25
😀 Quality of life
42
12
🏙️ Population
21.7K
28.3M

The average cost of living in Palau ($1169) is 121% more expensive than in Yemen ($530). Palau ranked 61st vs 179th 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 0.5 months in Palau compared to 0.8 months in Yemen. Ranked 103rd and 187th 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
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.96
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$4.99
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1082
$532
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.3
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.28%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1341
$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1006
$872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.2
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.17
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.68
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.58
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.1
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.43
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.1
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.34
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.1
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.95
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.1
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$79
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5947
$2904

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In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1168
299
Ngerulmud
$1169
271

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$550
2.96M
Taiz
$514
615K
Al Hudaydah
$513
618K
Aden
$509
507K
Ibb
$504
351K
Dhamar
$491
160K
Mukalla
$491
144K
Sa'dah
$488
70.2K
Sayyan
$491
70K
Zabid
$489
50.8K