Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 17.5% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 27.4% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$7.60
YER1,905
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.71
YER428
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$1.51
YER379
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$3.92
YER982
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$10.55
YER2,642
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$5.47
YER1,370
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$2.58
YER647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$0.81
YER204
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$2.27
YER569
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$1.24
YER310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$10.93
YER2,738
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$51.29
YER12,846
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$31.99
YER8,012
|
|
pay 46.0% more for housing
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$247.69
YER62,034
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$175.00
YER43,830
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$76.95
YER19,271
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$2.84
YER711
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$3.76
YER943
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$77.72
YER19,466
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$5.06
YER1,266
|
|
pay 34.2% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$113.24
YER28,361
|
|
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