Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 8.1% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 0.8% more for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 46.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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