Rio de Janeiro vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2347	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$458	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$770	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$442	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	67	38
🏙️ Population	6.21M	2.96M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 68% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6006th and 8195th ($940 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Yemen, respectively. Check Brazil vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4818th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Sanaa

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	Rio de Janeiro	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.45	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$501	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$563	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.9	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1966	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1150	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.5	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.22	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.11	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.99	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.06	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.37	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.6	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$531	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12076	$3336

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$512
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$499
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$498
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$522
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$860
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$517
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$911
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$560
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$586
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$903
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$499
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$559
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$500
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$918
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$826
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$533
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$502
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$500
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$694
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1169
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1175
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1016
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1162
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$971
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1155
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1627
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$817
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$1031