Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Sanaa is 14.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 37.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sanaa is 16.3% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 35.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.33 YER 1,507
$13.12 MX$232
-51.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.74 YER 5,416
$53.8 MX$950
-57.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.32 YER 2,458
$9.40 MX$166
9.79%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.76 YER 420
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.81 YER 431
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.65 YER 870
$3.56 MX$62.9
2.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 YER 265
$1.60 MX$28.29
-30.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 YER 111
$1.15 MX$20.38
-59.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.16 MX$55.7
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$85.5
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.91 YER 454
$1.63 MX$28.84
17.18%
White Bread (500g)
$1.22 YER 290
$2.73 MX$48.26
-55.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.61 YER 621
$1.88 MX$33.16
38.83%
Eggs
$3.97 YER 946
$2.63 MX$46.45
50.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.61 YER 2,288
$9.89 MX$175
-2.83%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.97 YER 1,661
$8.40 MX$148
-17.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.84 YER 4,487
$11.63 MX$205
61.99%
Apples (1kg)
$3.94 YER 939
$2.97 MX$52.5
32.66%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 YER 345
$1.78 MX$31.50
-18.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.36 YER 562
$2.06 MX$36.28
14.56%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.69 YER 402
$1.97 MX$34.86
-14.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.73 YER 411
$2.09 MX$36.82
-17.22%
Onion (1kg)
$1.64 YER 390
$2.26 MX$39.87
-27.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.59 YER 140
$1.46 MX$25.74
-59.59%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 YER 175
$1.09 MX$19.24
-32.11%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.37 YER 802
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.60 YER 381
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 YER 768
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 YER 943
$4.34 MX$76.6
-8.76%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$240
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.67 MX$29.54
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 MX$62.5
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🚌 Getting Around
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.42 YER 101
$0.36 MX$6.35
16.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$83.2 YER 19.8K
$18.96 MX$335
338.66%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.08 YER 971
$1.32 MX$23.36
209.09%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$4.09 YER 974
$0.30 MX$5.32
1263.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.31 YER 1,741
$5.49 MX$96.9
33.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.65 YER 631
$1.34 MX$23.59
97.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16.2K YER 3.9M
$19.1K MX$337.4K
-15.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K YER 8.0M
$23.8K MX$419.4K
40.63%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.6 YER 16.6K
$41.11 MX$726
69.35%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.42 YER 3,196
$27.78 MX$490
-51.69%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.40 YER 9,144
$30.00 MX$530
28.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$68.1 YER 16.2K
$53.5 MX$945
27.12%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.56 YER 3,945
$26.13 MX$461
-36.62%
Cinema Ticket
$5.70 YER 1,358
$6.28 MX$111
-9.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$113 YER 27.0K
$439 MX$7,755
-74.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,806 YER 430.1K
$10.7K MX$189.6K
-83.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.86 YER 9,731
$57.1 MX$1,008
-28.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$149 YER 35.6K
$45.30 MX$800
229.54%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.75 YER 9,703
$104 MX$1,840
-60.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.59 YER 9,903
$108 MX$1,911
-61.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$164 YER 39.0K
$996 MX$17.6K
-83.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$96.5 YER 23.0K
$624 MX$11.0K
-84.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$411 YER 97.8K
$2,106 MX$37.2K
-80.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$267 YER 63.5K
$1,218 MX$21.5K
-78.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,415 YER 813.2K
$3,799 MX$67.0K
-10.11%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,077 YER 256.5K
$2,230 MX$39.4K
-51.70%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$194 YER 46.3K
$1,096 MX$19.4K
-82.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.25
11.34
-0.79%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Sanaa: March 1, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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