Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 51.6% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 99.9% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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