Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 98.9% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
BIF5,526
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
BIF9,324
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
BIF1,243
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BIF1,934
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
BIF11,512
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
BIF8,628
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
BIF7,625
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BIF9,294
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
BIF7,101
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
BIF877
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
BIF1,671
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BIF1,462
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
BIF773
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BIF1,483
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.37
BIF12,550
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,458.30
BIF38,678,871
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
BIF24,865
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
BIF41,442
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.29
BIF621,625
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.71
BIF234,836
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.03
BIF31,691
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$480.65
BIF1,381,388
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,016.34
BIF34,534,706
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.58
BIF1,658
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
BIF6,216
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
BIF6,907
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
BIF55,256
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Burundi
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.03
BIF69,069
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.10
BIF207,208
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.07
BIF138,139
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.52
BIF248,650
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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