Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 35.7% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.0% more in Yemen
- Groceries
-
pay 85.2% more in Yemen
- Transportation
-
pay 44.3% more in Yemen
- Housing
-
pay 29.8% less in Yemen
- Childcare
-
pay 21.6% less in Yemen
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 93.6% more in Yemen
- Clothing
-
pay 18.3% more in Yemen
The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Yemen are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including housing and childcare are lower in Yemen. Notably, entertainment and sports and groceries are significantly more expensive in Yemen.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 60.0% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA1,971
|
$7.60
YER1,871
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,159
|
$9.61
YER2,363
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA455
|
$1.70
YER418
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.69
YER169
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA374
|
$1.53
YER376
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,533
|
$3.95
YER973
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA5,829
|
$10.62
YER2,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,300
|
$4.96
YER1,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,788
|
$5.55
YER1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA955
|
$2.76
YER680
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA274
|
$0.80
YER198
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA343
|
$2.30
YER565
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA423
|
$1.27
YER313
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$1.20
YER295
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA533
|
$0.90
YER222
|
|
pay 44.3% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,208
|
$10.93
YER2,690
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,101
|
$51.28
YER12,615
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA17,738,708
|
$16,011.21
YER3,938,758
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA8,771
|
$29.52
YER7,261
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA29,117
|
$72.17
YER17,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA490,004
|
$216.38
YER53,229
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA175,745
|
$142.46
YER35,045
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA81,820
|
$75.93
YER18,678
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA119,901
|
$86.27
YER21,222
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,790,296
|
$3,364.07
YER827,562
|
|
pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA591
|
$3.01
YER740
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,433
|
$3.72
YER916
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA739
|
$4.28
YER1,052
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA45,525
|
$70.42
YER17,322
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$5.05
YER1,243
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA44,347
|
$67.82
YER16,683
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA31,207
|
$87.06
YER21,416
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA44,314
|
$81.83
YER20,129
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA67,341
|
$113.17
YER27,839
|
|
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