Rio de Janeiro vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2648
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$460
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$376
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
62
23
🏙️ Population
6.78M
2.96M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 93% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5234th and 8335th ($1010 vs $523) 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5089th and 8884th 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
$6.53
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.11%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2527
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1298
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.75
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.93
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.06
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$588
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10845
$2959

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$778
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$688
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$710
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$887
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$640
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$645
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$619
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$717
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$531
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$593
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$606
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$691
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$702
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$711
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$496
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$560
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$633
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$681
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$638
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$647
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$685
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$616
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$653
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$617
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$465
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$582
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$679
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$554
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$701
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$669
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$631
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$681
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$591
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$680
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$674
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$579
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$541
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$775
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$620

Cities near Sanaa

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