Chicago vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
33
😀 Quality of life
95
42
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chicago is 436% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 358th and 8488th ($2851 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Yemen, respectively. Check the United States vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 18th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Sanaa

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Chicago Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910