Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 48.2% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Yemen instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
R147.55
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
R74.78
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
R16.57
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
R12.41
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
R15.60
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
R58.97
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
R66.90
|
$8.58
YER2,149
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
R32.67
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
R35.22
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.65
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R10.85
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.27
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
R11.16
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.89
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R8.86
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
R88.60
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
R775.11
|
$60.75
YER15,213
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
R343,270.72
|
$10,651.76
YER2,667,200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
R143.57
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
R915.87
|
$47.56
YER11,909
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
R6,499.30
|
$277.44
YER69,470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
R6,056.53
|
$188.93
YER47,308
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
R1,527.51
|
$48.61
YER12,172
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
R2,995.71
|
$80.78
YER20,227
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
R58,754.36
|
$3,233.72
YER809,724
|
|
pay 50.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
R32.32
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
R31.90
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
R48.86
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
R585.79
|
$57.31
YER14,351
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
R102.86
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 56.3% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
R823.07
|
$59.92
YER15,003
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
R513.75
|
$78.57
YER19,673
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
R1,538.31
|
$71.63
YER17,937
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
R1,368.57
|
$76.25
YER19,094
|
|
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