Sanaa vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1377
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$241
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$486
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
19
86
🏙️ Population
2.96M
2.6M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8269th and 4715th ($550 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 8890th and 311th 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
$2.8
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.91%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1730
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$908
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.5
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.8
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.1
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2963
$18424

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$504
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$489
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$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
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$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605