Cost of living comparison

 Yemen
compared to
 Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 15.5% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants
pay 46.3% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 14.5% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 55.7% less in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 42.2% more in Burkina Faso
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.4% less in Burkina Faso

The cost of childcare and housing in Burkina Faso are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Burkina Faso. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Yemen, you would:

pay 46.3% less for restaurants

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.60
YER1,835
$1.23
F CFA691
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.61
YER2,318
$7.35
F CFA4,147
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
YER410
$0.76
F CFA430

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
YER369
$0.71
F CFA403
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.95
YER954
$8.17
F CFA4,608
Milk (1 gallon) $10.62
YER2,563
$9.16
F CFA5,168

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pay 55.7% less for transportation

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $10.93
YER2,639
$4.84
F CFA2,730
Monthly public transit pass $51.28
YER12,377
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,011.21
YER3,864,306
??

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pay 42.2% more for housing

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.17
YER17,419
$44.85
F CFA25,300
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.38
YER52,223
$408.47
F CFA230,416
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $142.46
YER34,383
$285.93
F CFA161,291

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $86.27
YER20,821
$122.54
F CFA69,125
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,364.07
YER811,919
$15,052.55
F CFA8,490,994

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.01
YER726
$1.14
F CFA645
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
YER899
$1.63
F CFA922
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.28
YER1,032
$1.63
F CFA922

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Yemen
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.82
YER16,368
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$87.06
YER21,011
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.83
YER19,748
??

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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: July 2025
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