Cape Town vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$603
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
55
35
😀 Quality of life
59
19
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 104% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4849th and 8269th ($1120 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5407th and 8890th 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
$7.8
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810