Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 23.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$60.75
YER15,210
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$38.18
YER9,559
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$277.44
YER69,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$188.93
YER47,298
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$80.78
YER20,223
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$57.31
YER14,348
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$76.25
YER19,090
|
|
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