Sanaa vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$523
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1314
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$223
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$444
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.2
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$376
$2885
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
23
100
🏙️ Population
2.96M
14M

The cost of living in Sanaa is 66% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8335th and 3238th ($523 vs $1556) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 8884th and 1st 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
$2.77
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.23
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1660
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$857
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.02
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.78
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.8
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.6
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2959
$15051

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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
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$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
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$885
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$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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$1642
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$844
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$1052
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$1052
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$1051
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$988
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$1115
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$1101
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$1041
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$973
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$1053
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$1066
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$1067
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$1009
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$1064
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$1071
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$1052
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$1009
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$1101
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$1062
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$1091
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$1063
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$1078
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$1045
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$1057
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$1062
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$1036
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$985
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$1143
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$1049
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$1031
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$1042
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$1102
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$1133
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$1060
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