Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 56.5% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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