Chengdu vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$251
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
72
19
🏙️ Population
20.9M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 20% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7209th and 8269th ($660 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and Yemen, respectively. Check China vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1933rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Sanaa

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Chengdu Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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