Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 1.8% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,189
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,923
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,765
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,081
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,668
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,160
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,262
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,496,774
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,866
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,063
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,792
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,775
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,211
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,623
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,166,449
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,022
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,673
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,300
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,758
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,461
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,986
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,453
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
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