Sanaa vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$234
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
33
99
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
2.96M
24.9M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 51% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8377th and 4971st ($551 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7844th and 1655th 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
$3.01
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$27781

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$492
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$494
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$504
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$491
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$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
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$865
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$526
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$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
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$601
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$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996

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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765