Calgary vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1289
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$380
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$122
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	42
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.96M

The cost of living in Calgary is 294% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 1759th and 8488th ($2095 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Yemen, respectively. Check Canada vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 187th and 7615th 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	$19.1	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$4197

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$476
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$478
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$488
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$476
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$475
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$497
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$864
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$871
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$564
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$590
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$873
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$484
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$563
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$477
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$890
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$748
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$513
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$481
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$521
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$483
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$682
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$931
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1045
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1050
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$923
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1031
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$947
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1210
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$976
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1628
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$816
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$910