Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 2.5 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.46
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.53
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.42
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.28
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS88.00
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.60
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.94
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.56
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.52
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.74
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.04
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,254.37
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.55
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.42
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,145.56
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.62
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.10
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 0.4% less for childcare
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.91
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,053.88
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.12
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.75
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.80
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.62
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.90
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.28
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.71
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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