Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 83.1% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.92
FCFA2,319
|
$7.60
YER1,903
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.62
FCFA2,138
|
$9.61
YER2,406
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
FCFA720
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
FCFA315
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 81.6% more for groceries
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
FCFA421
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.24
FCFA5,459
|
$3.92
YER981
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.56
FCFA5,649
|
$10.55
YER2,640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,127
|
$4.78
YER1,197
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
FCFA1,455
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA973
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA390
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
FCFA388
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA316
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
FCFA421
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
FCFA343
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
FCFA2,579
|
$10.93
YER2,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.77
FCFA8,141
|
$51.29
YER12,838
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,642.86
FCFA17,521,973
|
$16,009.60
YER4,007,203
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
FCFA2,711
|
$31.99
YER8,007
|
|
pay 5.9% less for housing
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.33
FCFA43,344
|
$83.76
YER20,964
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.46
FCFA169,325
|
$247.69
YER61,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.38
FCFA115,488
|
$175.00
YER43,803
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.67
FCFA53,007
|
$77.17
YER19,317
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.10
FCFA125,373
|
$76.95
YER19,260
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,868.56
FCFA1,104,509
|
$3,403.23
YER851,830
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.28
FCFA754
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
FCFA768
|
$3.76
YER942
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.98
FCFA1,172
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.69
FCFA12,821
|
$77.72
YER19,455
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
FCFA4,154
|
$5.06
YER1,265
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
|
Cameroon
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.88
FCFA22,391
|
$67.84
YER16,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
FCFA29,529
|
$87.06
YER21,790
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.06
FCFA55,009
|
$81.85
YER20,487
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.50
FCFA60,591
|
$113.24
YER28,344
|
|
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