Alexandria vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Alexandria Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$495
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1302
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$164
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$351
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$149
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
36 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
35
😀 Quality of life
51
23
🏙️ Population
4.87M
2.96M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 5% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8536th and 8335th ($495 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Egypt and Yemen, respectively. Check Egypt vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Alexandria compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Alexandria ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6224th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Sanaa

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Alexandria Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.46
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$117
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.27%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$716
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.74
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.49
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.31
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.1
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.57
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.5
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3745
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
55 km or 34 mi Damanhur
$393
113 km or 70 mi Tanta
$450
122 km or 76 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
126 km or 78 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
141 km or 87 mi Mansoura
$446
146 km or 91 mi Benha
$490
167 km or 104 mi Zagazig
$472
174 km or 108 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
179 km or 111 mi Cairo
$549
181 km or 113 mi Giza
$513
182 km or 113 mi Damietta
$418
203 km or 126 mi Helwan
$494
225 km or 140 mi Port Said
$384
229 km or 142 mi Faiyum
$478
234 km or 146 mi Ismailia
$468
262 km or 163 mi Beni Suef
$470
286 km or 177 mi Suez
$366
356 km or 221 mi Minya
$455
432 km or 268 mi Gaza
$657
444 km or 276 mi Netivot
$1725
444 km or 276 mi Ashkelon
$1499
446 km or 277 mi Sderot
$1703
447 km or 278 mi Ofakim
$1671
454 km or 282 mi Ashdod
$1848
460 km or 286 mi Rahat
$1687
461 km or 287 mi Paphos
$1400
462 km or 287 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
463 km or 287 mi Asyut
$421
463 km or 288 mi Yavne
$1826
463 km or 288 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
464 km or 288 mi Beersheba
$1523
467 km or 290 mi Bat Yam
$1871
468 km or 291 mi Holon
$1776
470 km or 292 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
470 km or 292 mi Rehovot
$1701
470 km or 292 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
473 km or 294 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
473 km or 294 mi Givatayim
$2113
474 km or 295 mi Ramat Gan
$2212

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$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
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840