Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 67.7% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.63
FCFA2,915
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
FCFA2,829
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
FCFA867
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 86.3% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
FCFA253
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.80
FCFA6,173
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
FCFA5,926
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
FCFA1,121
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
FCFA1,971
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
FCFA1,027
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FCFA503
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
FCFA353
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA565
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA426
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
FCFA2,774
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.34
FCFA10,288
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,808.69
FCFA16,250,132
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.89
FCFA2,452
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$96.22
FCFA60,583
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$355.76
FCFA223,997
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.27
FCFA167,024
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.86
FCFA43,990
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 24.3% less for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.62
FCFA216,357
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,662.70
FCFA1,676,537
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
FCFA720
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
FCFA1,005
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
FCFA1,200
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.14
FCFA17,718
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 29.0% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.77
FCFA26,302
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.19
FCFA32,863
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.70
FCFA60,887
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.51
FCFA69,579
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
|
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