Dhaka vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1314
🏠 One person rent	$106	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$444
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$376
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	35
😀 Quality of life	57	23
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 13% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8745th and 8335th ($456 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Yemen, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5727th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Sanaa

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	Dhaka	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2959

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Sanaa

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