Sanaa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$546
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1370
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$239
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$401
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
35
86
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 54% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8272nd and 4534th ($546 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Yemen and Taiwan, respectively. Check Yemen vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7504th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$355
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.47%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1713
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$985
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.06
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.7
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.89
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.7
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.4
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2809
$19749

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$484
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$520
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$487
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$1041
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$518
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$488
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$660
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$838
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$764
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$756
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$718
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$897
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$979
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$1006
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$1003
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
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$796
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$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$788
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$814
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$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
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$664
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$682
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$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$677
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$616
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