Calgary vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$1377
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$406
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	35
😀 Quality of life	90	19
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 291% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1473rd and 8269th ($2149 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Yemen, respectively. Check Canada vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 131st and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Sanaa

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	Calgary	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$2963

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$489
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$488
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$514
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$934
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$553
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$584
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$895
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$492
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$554
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$491
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$895
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$686
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$524
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$490
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$527
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$684
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$814
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$671
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$626
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$946
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$940
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$988
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1123
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1586
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$806
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$810