Sanaa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$224
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$2429
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
33
100
😀 Quality of life
42
96
🏙️ Population
2.96M
14.3M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 68% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8488th and 3273rd ($532 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Yemen and Japan, respectively. Check Yemen vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7615th and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Tokyo

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Sanaa Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$17493

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$475
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$497
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$864
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$509
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$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
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$590
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$873
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$561
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$484
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$563
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$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
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$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
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$1628
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$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910

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$1131
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$1073
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$1045
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$1074
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$985
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$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
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$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
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$1068
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$1086
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$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
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$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
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$1064
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$1004
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$1358
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$1080
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$1105
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$1055
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$1101
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$1037
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$1075
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$1085
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$1033
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$1005
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$1084
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$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
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$1070
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$1047
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$1091
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$1107
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$1094
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$1077
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$1053
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