Los Angeles vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$401
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	35
😀 Quality of life	93	35
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 486% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 80th and 8272nd ($3196 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 58th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Sanaa

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	Los Angeles	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$2809

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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