Kaohsiung vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$342
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
35
😀 Quality of life
83
19
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 70% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6046th and 8269th ($932 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Taiwan and Yemen, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 389th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Sanaa

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Kaohsiung Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$2963

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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