Medan vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$500
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$200
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.9
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
35
😀 Quality of life
45
23
🏙️ Population
2.11M
2.96M

The cost of living in Medan is 4% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8502nd and 8335th ($500 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th 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 6617th and 8884th 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
$2.34
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.03
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$449
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.04%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$636
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.78
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.27
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.87
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.3
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11223
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$483
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$472
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$565
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$638
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$596
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$566
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$578
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$550
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$544
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$587
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$553
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$650
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$496
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$582
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$453
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$644
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$539
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$480
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$487
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$545
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$554
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$520
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$403
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$602
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$697
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$558
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$611
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$870
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$455
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$653
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$739
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$609
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$482
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840