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Yemen vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 16.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 44.6% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 43.5% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 24.6% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 53.0% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Yemen

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Yemen are more expensive than in Cote d'Ivoire. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Cote d'Ivoire Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.58 F CFA2,047	$7.57 YER1,807	+111.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.18 F CFA6,397	$9.77 YER2,330	-12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA483	$1.41 YER335	+66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 F CFA481	$0.73 YER174	-13.4%
Average			+38.0%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.6% more for groceries

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 F CFA299	$1.43 YER341	+174.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.63 F CFA6,653	$4.22 YER1,006	-63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.04 F CFA5,175	$9.19 YER2,192	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,293	$5.26 YER1,255	+132.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 F CFA2,267	$4.83 YER1,153	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 F CFA1,039	$2.51 YER598	+38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 F CFA295	$0.81 YER194	+57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 F CFA582	$1.82 YER433	+78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 F CFA525	$1.02 YER244	+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 F CFA435	$0.97 YER232	+27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 F CFA453	$0.86 YER206	+9.3%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 43.5% more for transportation

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 F CFA3,390	$10.62 YER2,533	+79.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 F CFA28,147	$80.08 YER19,104	+62.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,855.61 F CFA18M	$16,715.42 YER4M	-45.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.10 F CFA9,212	$28.63 YER6,831	+77.9%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 24.6% less for housing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.08 F CFA24,650	$77.76 YER18,549	+80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$593.76 F CFA340K	$232.18 YER55,386	-60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$371.16 F CFA212K	$165.92 YER39,579	-55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$154.37 F CFA88,334	$57.78 YER13,784	-62.6%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 53.0% less for childcare

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$295.14 F CFA169K	$77.38 YER18,459	-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,311.61 F CFA2M	$2,249.75 YER537K	-32.1%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 F CFA614	$2.28 YER545	+112.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.01 F CFA1,151	$3.46 YER825	+71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,024	$4.66 YER1,112	+160.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.64 F CFA46,145	$65.76 YER15,687	-18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,118	$5.64 YER1,345	-37.0%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Cote d'Ivoire	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.47 F CFA47,765	$52.93 YER12,627	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA27,294	$112.92 YER26,938	+136.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 F CFA51,177	$75.22 YER17,944	-15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.31 F CFA80,859	$78.60 YER18,751	-44.4%
Average			+9.9%

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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