Sanaa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sanaa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$546	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1370	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$239	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$401	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	89
😀 Quality of life	35	97
🏙️ Population	2.96M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8272nd and 129th ($546 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Singapore, respectively. Check Yemen vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7504th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Singapore City

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	Sanaa	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.47%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1713	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$985	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.5	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.49	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.7	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.7	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.4	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2809	$27780

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605