Cairo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$193
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
35
😀 Quality of life
59
23
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cairo is 5% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8130th and 8335th ($549 vs $523) 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 0.3 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 5556th and 8884th 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
$5.45
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$2959

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840