New York City vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$401
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	35
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 713% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3rd and 8272nd ($4441 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United States and Yemen, respectively. Check the United States vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 22nd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Sanaa

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	New York City	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$2809

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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