Dhaka vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$141	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$112
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	35
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 17% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8829th and 8195th ($464 vs $560) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6151st and 8072nd 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	$2.14	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3336

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$512
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$499
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$498
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$522
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$860
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$517
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$911
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$560
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$586
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$903
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$499
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$559
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$500
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$918
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$826
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$533
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$502
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$500
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$694
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1169
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1175
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1016
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1162
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$971
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1155
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1627
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$817
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$1031