Houston vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$1326
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$234
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$96.7
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	95	40
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 311% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1354th and 8377th ($2265 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 16th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$3830

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$492
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$494
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$491
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$491
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$514
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$865
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$526
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$902
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$571
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$601
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$893
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$497
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$572
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$493
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$906
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$810
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$531
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$509
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$498
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$712
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1022
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1152
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1156
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1153
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1017
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1107
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$931
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1209
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1632
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$825
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$996