Sanaa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$223
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
23
78
🏙️ Population
2.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8335th and 4461st ($523 vs $1190) 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8884th and 558th 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
$2.77
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$28143

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$467
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$470
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$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
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$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840

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$1074
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$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740