Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.3 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 31.7% less for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,004
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA750
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,985
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.92
YER980
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,933
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,801
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA908
|
$1.24
YER309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,135
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,361
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,894
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,502
|
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,005
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,061
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,034
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,630
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,019
|
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,097
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,000
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,002
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,015
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,007
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,530
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,073
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,024
|
$113.24
YER28,299
|
|
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