Sanaa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$239
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
35
78
🏙️ Population
2.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 50% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8272nd and 4858th ($546 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Yemen and China, respectively. Check Yemen vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7504th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Shanghai

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Sanaa Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.47%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1713
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$985
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.89
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.4
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2809
$30174

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$484
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$662
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$520
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$487
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$1041
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$518
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$488
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$660
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$838
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$764
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$756
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$718
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$897
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$979
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$1006
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$752
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$1146
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$1003
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$1180
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$700
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$701
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$573
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$631
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$645
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$602
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$640
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$670
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$670
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$657
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$590
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$708
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$643
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$716
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$695
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$702
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$644
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$805
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$636
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$654
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$603
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$650
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$607
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$644
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$665
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$522
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$620
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$621
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$642
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$677
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$665
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$592
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$672
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