Bangkok vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$405
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
35
😀 Quality of life
75
23
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.96M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 72% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5960th and 8335th ($902 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Yemen, respectively. Check Thailand vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1087th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840