Sanaa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$224
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
42
90
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.43M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 57% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8488th and 4646th ($532 vs $1248) 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 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7615th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Taipei

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Sanaa Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$16947

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$476
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$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
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$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
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$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
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$628
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$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612