Sanaa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sanaa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1377	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$241	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$486	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	19	63
🏙️ Population	2.96M	11.5M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 46% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8269th and 5616th ($550 vs $1012) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 8890th and 4573rd 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	$2.8	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.91%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$908	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.5	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.97	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.1	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2963	$13135

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629