Manila vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manila	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2308	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$361	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$287	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.2	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$526	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	65	35
🏙️ Population	1.85M	2.96M

The cost of living in Manila is 40% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6586th and 8272nd ($766 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Philippines and Yemen, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4165th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Sanaa

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	Manila	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.69	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.84	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$648	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.42%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3093	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2849	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.1	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$36	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13387	$2809

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372

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