Sanaa vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$224
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
33
95
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
2.96M
17.5M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8488th and 5618th ($532 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7615th and 1163rd 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
$2.86
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$21140

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$476
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$478
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$499
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$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$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
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648