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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sanaa is 18.1% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sanaa is 12.7% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 38% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 YER 1,514
$13.38 MX$253
-53.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.05 YER 5,601
$52.7 MX$997
-56.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.11 YER 2,458
$9.31 MX$176
8.59%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 YER 436
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.91 YER 463
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.76 YER 914
$3.61 MX$68.3
4.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 YER 279
$1.64 MX$30.91
-29.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 YER 113
$1.12 MX$21.14
-58.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.26 MX$61.7
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.82 MX$91.1
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.86 YER 452
$1.65 MX$31.24
12.73%
White Bread (500g)
$1.2 YER 291
$2.74 MX$51.7
-56.20%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.46 YER 599
$1.92 MX$36.28
28.13%
Eggs
$4.1 YER 996
$2.51 MX$47.53
63.35%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.86 YER 2,396
$9.89 MX$187
-0.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.69 YER 1,626
$8.39 MX$159
-20.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.14 YER 4,651
$11.95 MX$226
60.17%
Apples (1kg)
$4.03 YER 980
$2.87 MX$54.3
40.42%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 YER 341
$1.74 MX$32.85
-18.97%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 YER 583
$2 MX$37.81
20.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 YER 413
$2.07 MX$39.14
-17.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.69 YER 411
$2.05 MX$38.78
-17.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.57 YER 382
$2.18 MX$41.22
-27.98%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.62 YER 151
$1.38 MX$26.16
-55.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 YER 180
$1.11 MX$21.06
-33.33%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.33 YER 808
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.63 YER 395
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.34 YER 812
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.97 YER 966
$4.16 MX$78.6
-4.57%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$11.05 MX$209
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.75 MX$33.16
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.7 MX$70
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🚌 Getting Around
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.4 YER 97.1
$0.38 MX$7.25
5.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$81.8 YER 19.9K
$18.97 MX$359
331.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 YER 1,027
$1.36 MX$25.72
211.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$4.06 YER 988
$0.28 MX$5.25
1350.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.01 YER 1,703
$5.3 MX$100
32.26%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.63 YER 639
$1.36 MX$25.63
93.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16.8K YER 4.1M
$18.8K MX$354.6K
-10.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K YER 8.2M
$23.4K MX$441.7K
45.11%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$72.3 YER 17.6K
$39.97 MX$756
80.91%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.71 YER 3,330
$27.48 MX$519
-50.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.75 YER 9,416
$30.22 MX$571
28.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$66.2 YER 16.1K
$52.6 MX$994
25.93%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.77 YER 4,075
$26.84 MX$507
-37.52%
Cinema Ticket
$5.85 YER 1,421
$6.32 MX$120
-7.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$115 YER 27.9K
$437 MX$8,258
-73.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,790 YER 434.8K
$10.6K MX$199.9K
-83.07%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.51 YER 9,844
$57.2 MX$1,082
-29.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$150 YER 36.4K
$45.14 MX$853
231.92%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.98 YER 9,957
$102 MX$1,928
-59.82%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.37 YER 10.1K
$109 MX$2,056
-61.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$162 YER 39.4K
$1,000 MX$18.9K
-83.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$95.6 YER 23.2K
$622 MX$11.8K
-84.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$411 YER 99.9K
$2,160 MX$40.8K
-80.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$265 YER 64.3K
$1,235 MX$23.3K
-78.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,414 YER 829.5K
$3,566 MX$67.4K
-4.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,076 YER 261.3K
$2,480 MX$46.9K
-56.63%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sanaa
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$226 YER 54.8K
$867 MX$16.4K
-73.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.25
11.34
-0.79%

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Last update for Sanaa: October 28, 2025

Last update for Mexico City: October 28, 2025

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