Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 65.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA771
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,624
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA480
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA334
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA450
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,762
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,800
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,593
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA932
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA313
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA259
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA656
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA752
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA386
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,044
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA28,207
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA256,894
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA179,826
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA56,053
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA77,068
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,466,752
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 87.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA719
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,028
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,965
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
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