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South Korea vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 80.6% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 41.1% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 28.1% less in South Korea
Housing: pay 69.2% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in South Korea

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in South Korea are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in South Korea. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in South Korea.

South Korea vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Yemen	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$6.72 ₩9,865	-11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$5.50 ₩8,068	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$1.47 ₩2,152	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.82 ₩1,211	+13.3%
Average			-9.4%

Yemen vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.1% more for groceries

	Yemen	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$2.87 ₩4,217	+100.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$5.63 ₩8,255	+33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$7.67 ₩11,264	-16.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$2.84 ₩4,162	-46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$3.34 ₩4,896	-31.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$3.24 ₩4,748	+29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$1.39 ₩2,037	+70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$2.80 ₩4,104	+53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$2.40 ₩3,528	+134.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$1.78 ₩2,616	+83.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.20 ₩1,767	+39.2%
Average			+41.1%

Yemen vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% less for transportation

	Yemen	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$4.40 ₩6,458	-58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$47.17 ₩69,233	-41.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	+58.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$8.33 ₩12,228	-70.9%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 69.2% more for housing

	Yemen	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$21.68 ₩31,824	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$473.91 ₩695,518	+104.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$357.19 ₩524,216	+115.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$132.53 ₩194,509	+129.4%
Average			+69.2%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$378.52 ₩555,533	+389.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	+569.2%
Average			+479.2%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$3.12 ₩4,576	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$3.57 ₩5,236	+3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$3.18 ₩4,673	-31.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$49.86 ₩73,176	-24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$10.12 ₩14,850	+79.5%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Yemen	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$66.46 ₩97,538	+25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$50.68 ₩74,384	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$72.74 ₩106,755	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$103.23 ₩151,509	+31.3%
Average			-0.4%

Yemen vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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