Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 39.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 33.0% more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
CVE426.30
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
CVE451.66
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
CVE123.25
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
CVE75.92
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CVE150.68
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
CVE289.51
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
CVE395.14
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
CVE250.25
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
CVE282.84
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
CVE116.47
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE95.99
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
CVE95.04
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE135.82
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE62.60
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
CVE69.43
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.65
CVE575.78
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,107.76
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,709,977.83
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,354.99
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 10.3% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.53
CVE6,165.06
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$269.88
CVE27,486.92
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.54
CVE19,507.87
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.63
CVE6,276.52
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.11
CVE11,418.41
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,714.71
CVE174,643.02
|
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
CVE311.40
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
CVE132.46
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
CVE464.21
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.21
CVE3,178.37
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE602.22
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,011.09
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,029.56
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.82
CVE15,055.43
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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