Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 70.6% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Niger, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.98
F CFA3,008
|
$7.60
YER1,904
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.96
F CFA6,016
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
F CFA840
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
F CFA376
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 83.4% more for groceries
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.30
F CFA5,013
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.67
F CFA5,238
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
F CFA1,389
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
F CFA2,028
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
F CFA1,023
|
$2.58
YER646
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA364
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA648
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA443
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
F CFA341
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
F CFA159
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
F CFA2,118
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.45
F CFA7,520
|
$51.29
YER12,844
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,912.70
F CFA12,031,389
|
$16,009.60
YER4,008,805
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.82
F CFA2,306
|
$31.99
YER8,011
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
$83.76
YER20,973
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.95
F CFA488,775
|
$247.69
YER62,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.90
F CFA224,101
|
$175.00
YER43,821
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.40
F CFA104,769
|
$77.17
YER19,324
|
|
pay 58.6% less for childcare
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$940.32
F CFA568,149
|
$76.95
YER19,268
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,563.33
F CFA2,757,193
|
$3,403.23
YER852,170
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
F CFA1,838
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
F CFA1,504
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.31
F CFA33,421
|
$77.72
YER19,462
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.15
F CFA2,507
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Niger
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$67.84
YER16,986
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.02
F CFA28,407
|
$87.06
YER21,799
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$81.85
YER20,495
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.48
F CFA25,065
|
$113.24
YER28,355
|
|
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