San Jose, United States vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	35
😀 Quality of life	93	38
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.96M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 606% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6th and 8195th ($3952 vs $560) 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 88th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Sanaa

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	San Jose	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$3336

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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