Chicago vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
96
19
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.96M

The cost of living in Chicago is 385% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 483rd and 8269th ($2667 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 20th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Sanaa

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