Johannesburg vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$441	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	35
😀 Quality of life	57	35
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.96M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 82% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5539th and 8272nd ($993 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in South Africa and Yemen, respectively. Check South Africa vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5667th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sanaa

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	Johannesburg	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$2809

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886