Kaohsiung vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$339
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
35
😀 Quality of life
84
23
🏙️ Population
2.73M
2.96M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 78% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5786th and 8335th ($932 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Taiwan and Yemen, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 320th and 8884th 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
$3.13
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840