Cape Town vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$582	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	35
😀 Quality of life	58	35
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.96M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 96% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5016th and 8272nd ($1071 vs $546) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5491st and 7504th 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	$8.4	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$2809

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886