Sanaa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$224
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
2.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8488th and 4880th ($532 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Yemen and China, respectively. Check Yemen vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7615th and 1178th 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
$2.86
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$27610

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$476
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$478
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$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
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$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
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$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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$1030
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$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789