Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Yemen Cost of Living Comparison Between China and Yemen

Name: Yemen
Address: YE

🙂 Solo nomad: China is 45.2% cheaper than Yemen without rent, and 27.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: China is 42.6% cheaper than Yemen without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 ¥20.46

$7.51 YER 1,824

-62.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.97 ¥172

$27.23 YER 6,617

-11.97%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.96 ¥35.61

$10.13 YER 2,462

-51.04%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.98 YER 724

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 YER 888

Cappuccino

$3.13 ¥22.47

$4.37 YER 1,063

-28.38%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ¥3.18

$1.73 YER 421

-74.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.1

$0.65 YER 159

-55.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.95 ¥6.83

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ¥15.32

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ¥13.23

$2.54 YER 617

-27.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.68 ¥12.06

$1.39 YER 337

20.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ¥6.81

$3.93 YER 955

-75.83%

Eggs

$1.55 ¥11.11

$4.72 YER 1,148

-67.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.25 ¥95.1

$9.27 YER 2,252

42.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ¥23.52

$10.5 YER 2,550

-68.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.85 ¥77.8

$26.35 YER 6,402

-58.82%

Apples (1kg)

$1.77 ¥12.66

$5.58 YER 1,357

-68.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ¥9.01

$1.93 YER 469

-34.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 ¥10.73

$4.13 YER 1,002

-63.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.19 ¥8.5

$2.69 YER 653

-55.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 ¥5.4

$2.54 YER 616

-70.47%

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 ¥6.15

$2.01 YER 488

-57.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 ¥4.37

$0.72 YER 176

-15.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 ¥4.14

$1.05 YER 255

-44.76%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$2.28 YER 555

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 YER 352

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.85 YER 691

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.45 ¥24.74

$4.9 YER 1,190

-29.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.3 ¥81.1

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.68 ¥12.05

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.4 ¥2.86

$0.4 YER 96.7

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.83 ¥149

$81.3 YER 19.7K

-74.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ¥9.74

$2.51 YER 610

-45.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ¥2.55

$4.03 YER 978

-91.32%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.8 ¥48.75

$6.24 YER 1,517

8.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ¥8.05

$2.93 YER 712

-61.77%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.2K ¥137.7K

$16.3K YER 4M

17.46%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$16.7K ¥119.8K

$45.3K YER 11M

-63.15%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$51.4 ¥369

$88.5 YER 21.5K

-41.91%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$9.77 ¥70.1

$16.39 YER 3,982

-40.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.34 ¥81.3

$54.2 YER 13.2K

-79.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.55 ¥284

$63.3 YER 15.4K

-37.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.89 ¥107

$14.57 YER 3,539

2.20%

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 ¥44.71

$5.92 YER 1,438

5.24%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$417 ¥2,989

$80.4 YER 19.5K

418.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.7K ¥126.8K

$1,929 YER 468.8K

815.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.65 ¥327

$64.1 YER 15.6K

-28.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.49 ¥240

$99.7 YER 24.2K

-66.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$71.8 ¥515

$57.5 YER 14K

24.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72.9 ¥523

$80.3 YER 19.5K

-9.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$445 ¥3,194

$199 YER 48.3K

124.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 ¥1,830

$125 YER 30.5K

103.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$915 ¥6,566

$500 YER 121.4K

83.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$543 ¥3,895

$366 YER 89K

48.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,142 ¥44.1K

$1,351 YER 328.3K

354.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,860 ¥20.5K

$807 YER 196.2K

254.26%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$942 ¥6,755

$301 YER 73K

213.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

12.31

-67.02%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for China: October 29, 2025

Last update for Yemen: October 29, 2025

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