Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 13.1% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA835
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA978
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA702
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA827
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA559
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA640
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 67.1% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA667
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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