Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 27.5% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$1.64
₦2,403.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$5.58
₦8,168.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.35
₦519.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.24
₦345.77
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.05
₦1,536.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$1.55
₦2,264.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,149
|
$9.26
₦13,559.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.87
₦2,734.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.68
₦2,465.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.57
₦2,306.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.70
₦1,021.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.53
₦769.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.71
₦1,040.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.78
₦1,139.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.60
₦886.09
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$1.37
₦2,000.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,213
|
$23.20
₦33,988.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
$14,662.06
₦21,479,182.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,560
|
$9.37
₦13,728.00
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
$40.44
₦59,242.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,470
|
$814.72
₦1,193,528.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,308
|
$414.25
₦606,849.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
$15.73
₦23,037.23
|
|
pay 18.4% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,227
|
$82.01
₦120,136.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
$1,992.54
₦2,918,971.47
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$0.75
₦1,095.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.87
₦2,745.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$0.96
₦1,401.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,351
|
$24.54
₦35,946.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.83
₦8,542.51
|
|
pay 49.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
$16.79
₦24,591.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
$22.52
₦32,986.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
$46.88
₦68,683.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,094
|
$60.60
₦88,780.87
|
|
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