Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 63.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$6.44
₩8,729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$5.49
₩7,430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.74
₩998
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.87
₩3,886
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$6.02
₩8,152
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$7.79
₩10,553
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$3.21
₩4,350
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.83
₩3,834
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$2.76
₩3,742
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.39
₩1,882
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$2.49
₩3,372
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$2.03
₩2,750
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$1.69
₩2,288
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$1.10
₩1,489
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.58
₩6,198
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$48.21
₩65,301
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$27,876.80
₩37,756,063
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$8.80
₩11,918
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$20.28
₩27,462
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$421.68
₩571,118
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$330.55
₩447,700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$129.93
₩175,971
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$386.50
₩523,473
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$18,893.14
₩25,588,679
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.93
₩3,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.45
₩4,676
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$3.33
₩4,515
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$48.95
₩66,298
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$9.82
₩13,306
|
|
pay 20.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$62.63
₩84,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$43.35
₩58,708
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$72.22
₩97,813
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$98.82
₩133,835
|
|
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