Cost of living comparison

 Central African Republic
compared to
 Yemen
Yemen vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 13.3% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.8% less in Yemen
Groceries
pay 12.3% more in Yemen
Transportation
pay 17.9% more in Yemen
Housing
pay 91.6% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.6% more in Yemen

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Yemen are more expensive than in Central African Republic. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 25.8% less for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA4,713
$7.60
YER1,855
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,070
$9.61
YER2,343
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,178
$1.70
YER414

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,650
$1.53
YER373
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,767
$3.95
YER965
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA9,813
$10.62
YER2,591

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,352
$10.93
YER2,667
Monthly public transit pass ?? $51.28
YER12,509
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $16,011.21
YER3,905,534

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pay 91.6% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $72.17
YER17,605
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,144,974
$216.38
YER52,780
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,385,803
$142.46
YER34,750

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $86.27
YER21,043
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,364.07
YER820,581

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pay 20.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,650
$3.01
YER734
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,414
$3.72
YER908
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,357
$4.28
YER1,043

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Yemen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $67.82
YER16,543
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $87.06
YER21,235
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $81.83
YER19,959

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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: May 2025
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