Bangkok vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangkok	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2947	$1377
🏠 One person rent	$425	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1110	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$723	$406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	89	35
😀 Quality of life	74	19
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.96M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 81% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5738th and 8269th ($994 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Yemen, respectively. Check Thailand vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1355th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Sanaa

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	Bangkok	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.03	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.1	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5850	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2650	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.8	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.39	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.8	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$662	$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13758	$2963

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$489
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$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
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$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