Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 60.3% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Niger, you would:
pay 2.5% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA760
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA368
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 62.4% more for groceries
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA321
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,345
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,422
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,077
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,048
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA373
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA664
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA349
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA163
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,187
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,324,028
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,773
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,703
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA349,157
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA229,552
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA156,402
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA581,968
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,824,256
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 65.3% more for clothing
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA29,098
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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