Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 46.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Yemen instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR163.32
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR86.84
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.37
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.49
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.03
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR66.90
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.42
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.54
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR36.92
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.32
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.69
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.08
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.08
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR90.81
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR952.22
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR375,125.24
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR155.62
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR753.05
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR6,963.66
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,940.53
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,463.50
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,169.46
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,422.70
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.37
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.27
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR52.87
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR537.00
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR120.52
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR868.56
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR583.57
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,645.36
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,481.13
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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