Sanaa vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sanaa	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1314	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$223	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$444	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.2	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$376	$4634
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	89
😀 Quality of life	23	98
🏙️ Population	2.96M	5.87M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 83% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8335th and 133rd ($523 vs $3007) 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 1.5 months in Singapore City. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 8884th and 4th 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	$2.77	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.23	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1660	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.02	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.19	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.09	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.28	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.6	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2959	$26424

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Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$467
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$470
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$481
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$466
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$467
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$1047
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$486
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$923
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$522
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$551
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$920
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$467
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$524
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$468
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$938
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$800
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$498
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$466
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$602
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$466
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$815
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$820
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$702
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$676
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$885
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1032
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1061
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1100
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1642
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$844
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$840

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544