Cost of living comparison
China is 36.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in China instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,905
|
$3.04
CN¥21.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,407
|
$5.19
CN¥37.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER428
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER379
|
$1.65
CN¥11.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER982
|
$5.98
CN¥43.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,642
|
$7.16
CN¥51.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,198
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,370
|
$1.58
CN¥11.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER647
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER204
|
$0.58
CN¥4.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER569
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER310
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,738
|
$4.45
CN¥32.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,846
|
$22.24
CN¥160.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,009,604
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,598.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER8,012
|
$3.91
CN¥28.25
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,977
|
$12.06
CN¥87.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER62,034
|
$335.80
CN¥2,426.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,830
|
$208.96
CN¥1,510.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,328
|
$39.78
CN¥287.47
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,271
|
$483.22
CN¥3,492.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER852,340
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,394.50
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER711
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER943
|
$3.20
CN¥23.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,096
|
$3.22
CN¥23.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,466
|
$42.07
CN¥304.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,266
|
$6.01
CN¥43.42
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Yemen
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,989
|
$48.74
CN¥352.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,804
|
$31.37
CN¥226.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,500
|
$73.58
CN¥531.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,361
|
$76.83
CN¥555.20
|
|
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