Rio de Janeiro vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$955
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2402
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$447
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$365
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
94
35
😀 Quality of life
62
19
🏙️ Population
6.21M
2.96M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 74% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5959th and 8269th ($955 vs $550) 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 4932nd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rio de Janeiro Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.12
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.19%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2041
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1135
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.71
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.85
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.19
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.85
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.04
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$535
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10815
$2963

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$773
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$636
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$652
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$808
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$591
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$600
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$578
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$675
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$500
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$549
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$563
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$647
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$649
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$656
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$461
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$513
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$596
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$635
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$620
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$520
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$664
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$623
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$585
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$629
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$618
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$532
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$537
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$609
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$543
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$618
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$617
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$593
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$622
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$542
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$631
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$618
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$515
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$463
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$666
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$585

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810