Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 4.1% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 6.2% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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