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Yemen vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 39.3% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 69.2% more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Yemen
Housing: pay 72.3% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.1% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 13.1% more in Yemen

The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Yemen are more expensive than in Niger. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Yemen. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Niger, you would:

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pay 9.1% more for restaurants

	Niger	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA3,057	$7.57 YER1,807	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA6,113	$9.77 YER2,330	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA853	$1.41 YER335	-5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA382	$0.73 YER174	+9.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 69.2% more for groceries

	Niger	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA340	$1.43 YER341	+141.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$4.22 YER1,006
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,882	$9.19 YER2,192	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,291	$5.26 YER1,255	+133.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,592	$4.83 YER1,153	+73.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA924	$2.51 YER598	+55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA385	$0.81 YER194	+20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA770	$1.82 YER433	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA447	$1.02 YER244	+31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA385	$0.97 YER232	+44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA185	$0.86 YER206	+167.7%
Average			+69.2%

Niger vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Niger	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,179	$10.62 YER2,533	+178.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$80.08 YER19,104
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA12M	$16,715.42 YER4M	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,936	$28.63 YER6,831	+746.4%
Average			+301.1%

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pay 72.3% less for housing

	Niger	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$77.76 YER18,549
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA560K	$232.18 YER55,386	-76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA306K	$165.92 YER39,579	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA117K	$57.78 YER13,784	-71.7%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Niger	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA611K	$77.38 YER18,459	-92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3M	$2,249.75 YER537K	-59.2%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Niger	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA764	$2.28 YER545	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,868	$3.46 YER825	+5.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,528	$4.66 YER1,112	+74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA38,208	$65.76 YER15,687	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA3,057	$5.64 YER1,345	+5.5%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 13.1% more for clothing

	Niger	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA40,755	$52.93 YER12,627	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA50,944	$112.92 YER26,938	+26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA30,566	$75.22 YER17,944	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA40,755	$78.60 YER18,751	+10.4%
Average			+13.1%

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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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