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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$1377
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$406
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	35
😀 Quality of life	93	19
🏙️ Population	1.01M	2.96M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 568% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 13th and 8269th ($3674 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 57th and 8890th 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	$25.2	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$2963

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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