Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 84.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Chad, you would:
pay 51.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 82.5% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 52.6% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
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