Sanaa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$234
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
33
94
😀 Quality of life
40
89
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.44M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 56% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8377th and 4661st ($551 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7844th and 266th 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
$3.01
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$18442

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$492
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$494
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$515
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$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602