Bucharest vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$562
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
33
😀 Quality of life
84
42
🏙️ Population
1.72M
2.96M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 116% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4877th and 8488th ($1148 vs $532) 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 1.3 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 482nd and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Sanaa

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Bucharest Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$4197

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13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
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$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910