Sanaa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$223
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
23
87
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 55% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8335th and 4516th ($523 vs $1169) 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 8884th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.77
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$19102

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$1047
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$486
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$551
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$920
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$524
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$467
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$524
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$468
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$938
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$800
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$498
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$466
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$1085
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$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
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$1061
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$883
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$1100
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$1361
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$923
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$959
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$1011
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$860
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$861
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$863
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$917
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$860
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$746
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$995
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$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
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$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
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$694
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$1114
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$689
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$932
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$676
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$744
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$851
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$787
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$721
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$735
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$1115
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$678
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$719
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$741
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$667
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$588
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$589