Sanaa vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$7493
🏠 One person rent
$224
$1996
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$3450
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$789
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$6618
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
33
80
😀 Quality of life
42
91
🏙️ Population
2.96M
737K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 83% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8488th and 126th ($532 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Yemen and the United States, respectively. Check Yemen vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 7615th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Seattle

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Sanaa Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$167
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$30033

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$476
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$478
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$499
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$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

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$2843
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$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2678
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2782
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2621
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3602
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2749
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2783
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2734
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2884
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2728
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2797
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2637
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2736
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2479
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2775
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2714
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2542
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2617
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2709
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$2342
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2727
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2429
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2722
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2822
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2576
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$2661
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2378
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2616
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2592
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2690
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$2773
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$2475
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$2580
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$2765
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$2098