Bucharest vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$449
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
35
😀 Quality of life
77
23
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.96M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 84% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8335th ($961 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Yemen, respectively. Check Romania vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 703rd and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$2959

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
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$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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