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
KMF750
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.55
KMF723
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.13
KMF525
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.24
KMF113
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.79
KMF835
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.46
KMF683
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.22
KMF569
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
|
pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.57
KMF733
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
|
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