Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.2 times more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.84
F CFA514
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.18
F CFA1,335
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
F CFA385
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
F CFA308
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 92.1% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
F CFA650
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.56
F CFA5,246
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
F CFA1,232
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
F CFA1,863
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
F CFA575
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA264
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
F CFA2,537
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
F CFA5,649
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.38
F CFA22,902
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$419.03
F CFA256,751
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.90
F CFA106,552
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.90
F CFA47,121
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.63
F CFA44,503
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,441.40
F CFA9,461,458
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
F CFA719
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
F CFA8,216
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.33
F CFA17,973
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.52
F CFA20,540
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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