New York City vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4044
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8222
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$2662
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$3953
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$794
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$392
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6298
$376
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
35
😀 Quality of life
96
23
🏙️ Population
8.8M
2.96M

The cost of living in New York City is 673% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6th and 8335th ($4044 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 8th and 8884th 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
$24.2
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.64
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$5.71
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$3504
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2240
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3748
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3719
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16943
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12588
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$135
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.11
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.18
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.7
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.36
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$115
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.8
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.2
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$68.7
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1647
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17859
$2959

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11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028

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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