Sanaa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sanaa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$560	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1331	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$242	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$409	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.9	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	38	69
🏙️ Population	2.96M	11.5M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8195th and 5192nd ($560 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Brazil, respectively. Check Yemen vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8072nd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sao Paulo

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	Sanaa	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.03	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$294	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.93%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1003	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.71	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.95	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.69	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.2	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3336	$15428

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666