Cairo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$189
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
35
😀 Quality of life
60
38
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cairo is 16% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8195th ($473 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Yemen, respectively. Check Egypt vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5895th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sanaa

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Cairo Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$3336

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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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