Cost of living comparison
Niger is 65.1% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Niger instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$4.90
F CFA3,086
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$9.80
F CFA6,173
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$1.37
F CFA862
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.61
F CFA386
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.51
F CFA321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$8.54
F CFA5,374
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.26
F CFA1,425
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.30
F CFA2,080
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.67
F CFA1,050
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.59
F CFA373
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.06
F CFA665
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.72
F CFA455
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.56
F CFA350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.26
F CFA163
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$3.45
F CFA2,173
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$12.25
F CFA7,716
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$19,606.70
F CFA12,345,128
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$3.76
F CFA2,366
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$46.29
F CFA29,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$796.52
F CFA501,521
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$408.47
F CFA257,190
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$170.73
F CFA107,501
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$925.87
F CFA582,964
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$4,493.20
F CFA2,829,092
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.23
F CFA772
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$3.00
F CFA1,886
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.45
F CFA1,543
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$54.46
F CFA34,292
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$4.08
F CFA2,572
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Niger
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$40.85
F CFA25,719
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$46.29
F CFA29,148
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$40.85
F CFA25,719
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$40.85
F CFA25,719
|
|
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