Sanaa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sanaa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1377	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$241	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$486	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.9	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$406	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	89
😀 Quality of life	19	97
🏙️ Population	2.96M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8269th and 81st ($550 vs $3168) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8890th and 8th 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	$2.8	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$591	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$356	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.91%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$908	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.5	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.97	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.1	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2963	$28407

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$489
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$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
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1586
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$806
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$810

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637