Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 26.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 27.7% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
CFA2,056
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CFA6,167
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
CFA501
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
CFA437
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
CFA360
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
CFA3,940
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
CFA4,519
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
CFA1,289
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
CFA2,305
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
CFA777
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CFA249
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
CFA390
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CFA490
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CFA303
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
CFA319
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CFA2,686
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
CFA25,696
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
CFA18,501,472
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
CFA9,251
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
CFA36,489
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
CFA347,891
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
CFA144,329
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
CFA64,355
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 5.7% less for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
CFA71,950
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
CFA1,655,996
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 60.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CFA668
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CFA1,799
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
CFA771
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
CFA35,461
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
CFA5,139
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
CFA38,912
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
CFA26,981
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
CFA43,273
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
CFA56,532
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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