Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 4.3% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
$7.60
YER1,901
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
$1.70
YER425
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA943
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA742
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA573
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA761
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA733
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA662
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
$10.93
YER2,733
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
$51.28
YER12,817
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
$29.52
YER7,377
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
$216.38
YER54,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
$142.46
YER35,605
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
$86.27
YER21,561
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
|
pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
$70.42
YER17,599
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
$113.17
YER28,283
|
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