Chennai vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$152	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	35
😀 Quality of life	66	35
🏙️ Population	6.6M	2.96M

The cost of living in Chennai is 21% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8897th and 8272nd ($430 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 4th best city to live in India vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4021st and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Sanaa

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	Chennai	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$2809

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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