Sanaa vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$239	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	35	65
🏙️ Population	2.96M	11.5M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8272nd and 5654th ($546 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7504th and 4281st 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	$2.85	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$14254

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611