Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 13.1% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$3.92
YER980
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$1.24
YER309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$113.24
YER28,299
|
|
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