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Sanaa vs. Paris Cost of Living Summary

Sanaa is 35.3% cheaper than Paris.

Restaurants: pay 61.9% less in Sanaa
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Sanaa
Transportation: pay 2.3% less in Sanaa
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Sanaa
Childcare: pay 85.7% less in Sanaa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% less in Sanaa
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Sanaa

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Sanaa.

Sanaa vs. Paris Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sanaa instead of Paris, you would:

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pay 61.9% less for restaurants

	Paris	Sanaa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €14.93	$6.27 YER1,495	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €11.94	$10.45 YER2,491	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.24 €3.62	$1.15 YER274	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.24 €2.76	$0.49 YER116	-85.0%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Paris	Sanaa
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 €1.79	$1.14 YER271	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.76 €10.87	$4.91 YER1,171	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 €5.07	$7.15 YER1,706	+20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 €4.45	$4.11 YER981	-21.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.68 €5.69	$3.13 YER746	-53.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.40	$1.83 YER437	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.98	$0.66 YER157	-42.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$1.11 YER265	-24.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 €1.55	$0.77 YER182	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.03	$0.77 YER184	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.25	$0.74 YER177	-49.4%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 2.3% less for transportation

	Paris	Sanaa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 €6.87	$10.28 YER2,452	+27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$103.72 €88.37	$83.58 YER19,931	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,904.00 €30,590.42	$16,715.42 YER3,986,211	-53.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.70 €23.60	$37.61 YER8,969	+35.8%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Paris	Sanaa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.58 €32.02	$84.76 YER20,213	+125.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,637.45 €1,395.11	$175.51 YER41,855	-89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,198.19 €1,020.87	$94.02 YER22,422	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.70 €171.00	$54.69 YER13,042	-72.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 85.7% less for childcare

	Paris	Sanaa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.13 €680.01	$114.82 YER27,382	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,327.34 €12,206.98	$2,029.53 YER483,992	-85.8%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Paris	Sanaa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.18 €6.97	$1.79 YER428	-78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.93 €4.20	$3.76 YER897	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.18 €12.94	$5.43 YER1,296	-64.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.12 €36.73	$65.82 YER15,696	+52.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €13.93	$5.85 YER1,395	-64.2%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Paris	Sanaa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.15 €100.67	$41.79 YER9,966	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.25 €41.11	$150.44 YER35,876	+211.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.09 €104.87	$47.36 YER11,294	-61.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$152.69 €130.09	$42.58 YER10,155	-72.1%
Average			+3.4%

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