Cost of living comparison

China

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Yemen

Sana vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Sana is 53.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sana
Groceries: pay 27.6% more in Sana
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Sana
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Sana
Childcare: pay 87.0% less in Sana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% more in Sana
Clothing: pay 26.8% less in Sana

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

Sana vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sana instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Sana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$6.27 YER1,496	+49.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.77	$7.72 YER1,843	+57.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.30	$1.15 YER274	+139.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.11	$0.99 YER236	+222.7%
Average			+117.1%

Beijing vs. Sana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Sana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.75	$1.14 YER272	-33.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.40	$3.57 YER853	-52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.71	$7.16 YER1,708	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.23	$2.96 YER706	+66.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.54	$3.13 YER746	+104.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.76	$1.31 YER313	+33.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.30	$0.61 YER145	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.51	$1.11 YER265	+38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.14	$0.77 YER183	+27.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.77 YER184	+121.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.84	$0.46 YER109	+11.1%
Average			+27.6%

Beijing vs. Sana - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Sana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥28.98	$9.20 YER2,196	+118.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.11	$64.74 YER15,449	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥125K	$16,715.42 YER4M	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.84	$35.39 YER8,447	+665.0%
Average			+220.1%

Beijing vs. Sana - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Sana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.00	$84.78 YER20,232	+555.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,436.93	$264.42 YER63,104	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,471.67	$154.77 YER36,936	-69.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.25	$54.70 YER13,053	+39.3%
Average			+113.5%

Beijing vs. Sana - Cost of housing

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Sana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,891.98	$79.00 YER18,853	-88.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$3,452.60 YER824K	-85.1%
Average			-87.0%

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pay 9.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Sana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.72	$1.79 YER428	+60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥19.97	$3.76 YER898	+29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥28.95	$4.02 YER958	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.07	$58.53 YER13,968	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥57.90	$5.00 YER1,193	-40.6%
Average			+9.1%

Beijing vs. Sana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 26.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Sana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥428.79	$41.79 YER9,973	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.34	$46.34 YER11,060	+27.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥562.60	$47.36 YER11,303	-42.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥726.33	$42.59 YER10,163	-59.6%
Average			-26.8%

Beijing vs. Sana - Cost of clothing

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