Medan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$204
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
43
19
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 6% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8536th and 8269th ($519 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Indonesia and Yemen, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6659th and 8890th 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
$2.65
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810