Chennai vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$433
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1143
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$159
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$868
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
66
19
🏙️ Population
6.6M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chennai is 21% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8907th and 8269th ($433 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in India and Yemen, respectively. Check India vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4094th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.96
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.43%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1926
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$5.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.59
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.85
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.2
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82.6
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1425
$2963

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$329
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$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287

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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