Sanaa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$241
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
2.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8269th and 4780th ($550 vs $1136) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8890th and 571st 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
$2.8
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$31401

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$491
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$491
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$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

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$1028
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$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774