Bishkek vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$347
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
35
😀 Quality of life
53
23
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.96M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 25% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7174th and 8335th ($653 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kyrgyzstan and Yemen, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6097th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Sanaa

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Bishkek Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Sanaa

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