Beijing vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$605
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
78
23
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Beijing is 104% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4887th and 8335th ($1065 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 583rd and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beijing Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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