Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 92.2% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 36.6% less in Beijing
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 7.8 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.60 YER1,869	$4.17 CN¥30.44	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.61 YER2,360	$5.57 CN¥40.59	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 YER417	$0.50 CN¥3.62	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 YER169	$0.31 CN¥2.25	-55.0%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 36.6% less for groceries

	Yemen	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.53 YER376	$1.43 CN¥10.46	-6.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 YER972	$7.31 CN¥53.28	+84.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,610	$7.17 CN¥52.28	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.96 YER1,220	$1.74 CN¥12.67	-65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.55 YER1,364	$1.53 CN¥11.16	-72.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.76 YER679	$0.92 CN¥6.69	-66.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 YER198	$0.71 CN¥5.19	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.30 YER564	$0.89 CN¥6.47	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 YER312	$0.58 CN¥4.25	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 YER294	$0.37 CN¥2.69	-69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 YER222	$0.47 CN¥3.43	-47.9%
Average			-36.6%

Yemen vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Yemen	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.93 YER2,687	$4.36 CN¥31.79	-60.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.28 YER12,601	$33.40 CN¥243.53	-34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,011.21 YER3,934,286	$20,872.18 CN¥152,204.10	+30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.52 YER7,253	$4.59 CN¥33.48	-84.4%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Yemen	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 YER17,734	$13.28 CN¥96.87	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.38 YER53,169	$929.88 CN¥6,780.86	+329.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$142.46 YER35,006	$492.44 CN¥3,590.99	+245.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.93 YER18,657	$42.04 CN¥306.57	-44.6%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 7.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$86.27 YER21,198	$763.49 CN¥5,567.55	+785.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,364.07 YER826,622	$22,913.01 CN¥167,086.28	+581.1%
Average			+683.0%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.01 YER739	$1.11 CN¥8.12	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.72 YER915	$3.60 CN¥26.27	-3.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.28 YER1,051	$3.48 CN¥25.37	-18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.42 YER17,302	$65.46 CN¥477.32	-7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.05 YER1,242	$8.35 CN¥60.88	+65.2%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Yemen	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.82 YER16,664	$62.65 CN¥456.89	-7.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$87.06 YER21,392	$34.69 CN¥252.94	-60.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.83 YER20,106	$83.45 CN¥608.56	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$113.17 YER27,807	$107.64 CN¥784.91	-4.9%
Average			-17.7%

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