Chennai vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$161
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
68
23
🏙️ Population
10.3M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chennai is 17% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8335th ($434 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 3676th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.81
🥤 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
$183
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$2959

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$337
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$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
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$339
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$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840