Cape Town vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1314
🏠 One person rent	$484	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$444
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$376
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	35
😀 Quality of life	60	23
🏙️ Population	434K	2.96M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 68% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6078th and 8335th ($881 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Yemen, respectively. Check South Africa vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5406th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Sanaa

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	Cape Town	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$2959

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

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