Cairo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$201
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
33
😀 Quality of life
63
40
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cairo is 8% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8680th and 8377th ($506 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5610th and 7844th 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
$4.85
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3830

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$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996