Cape Town vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2814
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$681
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1180
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
35
😀 Quality of life
55
38
🏙️ Population
3.78M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 120% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4637th and 8195th ($1231 vs $560) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6312th and 8072nd 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
$11.5
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1355
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1957
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.78
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.66
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.2
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.1
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4978
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1243
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$666
371 km or 231 mi George
$857
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$946
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$746
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$814
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$988
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$861
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1304
882 km or 548 mi East London
$784
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$698
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$598
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$650
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$901
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$762
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$948
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$808
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$762
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$833
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$731
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$904
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$637
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$637
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$706
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$984
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$940
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$668
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$607
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1082
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$890
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$985
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$984
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$892
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$927
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$857

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031