Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 87.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 62.2% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,934
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 26.0% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 94.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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