Medan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$187	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	44	35
🏙️ Population	2.11M	2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 12% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8745th and 8272nd ($481 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6633rd and 7504th 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	$1.97	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

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