San Diego vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1314
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$444
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$376
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	35
😀 Quality of life	91	23
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.96M

The cost of living in San Diego is 555% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 26th and 8335th ($3427 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 107th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sanaa

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	San Diego	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$2959

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

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