Bucharest vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$525
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$112
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
35
😀 Quality of life
81
38
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.96M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 99% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4913th and 8195th ($1116 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Yemen, respectively. Check Romania vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 646th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$3336

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$970
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$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
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$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031