Cairo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison
Updated:
| Cairo | Sanaa | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8926th and 8269th ($424 vs $550) 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 0.7 months in Sanaa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5583rd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.
Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power
Share this infographic!
Prices in Cairo vs Sanaa
Prices for goods and services in Cairo and Sanaa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.
| Cairo | Sanaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
Cost of living in other countries
Cost of living
More cities to compare
Cost of Living in the nearest cities
Cities near Cairo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Sanaa
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Sayyan | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Dhamar | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Ibb | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Zabid | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Taiz | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Najran | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Aden | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Abha | |
| 389 km or 242 mi |  Obock | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Bareq | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 512 km or 318 mi |  Massawa | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Dikhil | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Mukalla | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Bisha | |
| 550 km or 342 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 567 km or 352 mi | Asmara | |
| 580 km or 361 mi | Mendefera | |
| 586 km or 364 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 612 km or 381 mi |  Borama | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Keren | |
| 643 km or 400 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 681 km or 423 mi | Dessie | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Jijiga | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Harar | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Gondar | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Mecca | |
| 836 km or 520 mi |  Kassala | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 869 km or 540 mi | Jeddah | |
| 879 km or 546 mi | Port Sudan | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Addis Ababa | |
| 959 km or 596 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 1067 km or 663 mi | Riyadh | |
| 1072 km or 666 mi |  Salalah | |
| 1114 km or 693 mi | Awasa |