Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 14.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 88.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 19.0% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
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