Medan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Medan	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$466	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1207	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$186	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$296	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.1	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$223	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	35
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 17% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8825th and 8195th ($466 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 1st in Indonesia and Yemen, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5663rd and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Sanaa

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	Medan	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.81	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$172	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$86.9	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$156	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.4	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1333	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$604	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.61	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.24	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.12	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.98	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.81	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.76	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.44	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.72	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10637	$3336

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Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$460
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$449
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$552
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$754
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$701
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$657
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$554
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$704
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$592
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$681
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$509
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$584
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$643
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$519
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$592
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$689
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$771
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$1014
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$773
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$854
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$552
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$512
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$499
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$498
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$522
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$860
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$517
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$911
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$560
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$586
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$903
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$499
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$559
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$500
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$918
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$826
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$533
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$502
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$500
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$694
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1169
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1175
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1016
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1162
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$971
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1155
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1627
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$817
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$1031