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
ZAR164.35
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 60.8% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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