Los Angeles vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1289
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$380
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$122
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	33
😀 Quality of life	93	42
🏙️ Population	3.9M	2.96M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 543% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 62nd and 8488th ($3420 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 50th and 7615th 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	$22.4	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$4197

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$476
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$478
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$488
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$476
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$475
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$497
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$864
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$871
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$564
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$590
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$484
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$563
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$477
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$890
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$748
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$513
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$481
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$521
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$483
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$682
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1045
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1050
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$923
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1031
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$947
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1210
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$976
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1628
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$816
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$910