Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 23.0% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 31.9% less for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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