Sanaa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$241
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
35
96
😀 Quality of life
19
79
🏙️ Population
2.96M
17.7M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8269th and 5948th ($550 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 Shenzhen. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 8890th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Shenzhen

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Sanaa Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$24117

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$491
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$491
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$513
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
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$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
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$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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$2427
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$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
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$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618