Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 17.5% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Yemen instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.16
₩8,909
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
₩7,578
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
₩2,129
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₩1,145
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
₩4,450
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.40
₩7,817
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
₩10,788
|
$10.62
YER2,653
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
₩3,988
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
₩4,803
|
$5.55
YER1,387
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.17
₩4,582
|
$2.76
YER690
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.49
₩2,153
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
₩3,662
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
₩3,492
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
₩2,640
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
₩1,750
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₩6,353
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.32
₩65,546
|
$51.28
YER12,811
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.17
₩11,820
|
$29.52
YER7,374
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.65
₩25,535
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.93
₩617,523
|
$216.38
YER54,056
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.41
₩475,023
|
$142.46
YER35,590
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
₩161,164
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.40
₩540,094
|
$86.27
YER21,552
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,907.58
₩33,133,975
|
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
|
pay 8.8% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.09
₩4,475
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
₩4,902
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.21
₩4,649
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.71
₩66,118
|
$70.42
YER17,591
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.10
₩14,607
|
$5.05
YER1,262
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.70
₩87,804
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.52
₩64,398
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.99
₩105,578
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.73
₩135,573
|
$113.17
YER28,271
|
|
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