Chicago vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
97
38
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chicago is 400% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 394th and 8195th ($2799 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 16th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031