Dhaka vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$118	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$401
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	35
😀 Quality of life	54	35
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8899th and 8272nd ($430 vs $546) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 7504th 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	$1.89	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2809

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886