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Yemen vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 15.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 7.5% less in Yemen
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 0.7% more in Yemen
Childcare: pay 91.2% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.2% less in Yemen
Clothing: pay 19.0% more in Yemen

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Yemen are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Yemen.

Yemen vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.57 YER1,805	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.77 YER2,328	+51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.41 YER335	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.73 YER174	-34.5%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 7.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.43 YER341	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$4.22 YER1,006	-66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$9.19 YER2,190	-21.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$5.26 YER1,254	+49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.83 YER1,152	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$2.51 YER598	+60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.81 YER194	-25.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.82 YER433	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.02 YER244	-26.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.97 YER231	-11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.86 YER206	-18.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$10.62 YER2,531	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$80.08 YER19,088	+18.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	-56.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$28.63 YER6,825	+97.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$77.76 YER18,534	+250.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$232.18 YER55,340	-90.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$165.92 YER39,546	-90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$57.78 YER13,773	-67.5%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$77.38 YER18,443	-92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$2,249.75 YER536,229	-89.9%
Average			-91.2%

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pay 47.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.28 YER544	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$3.46 YER824	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$4.66 YER1,111	-64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$65.76 YER15,674	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$5.64 YER1,344	-56.1%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 19.0% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$52.93 YER12,616	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$112.92 YER26,915	+167.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$75.22 YER17,929	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$78.60 YER18,735	-45.0%
Average			+19.0%

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