Kathmandu vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$147
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
45
19
🏙️ Population
846K
2.96M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 19% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8885th and 8269th ($443 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Yemen, respectively. Check Nepal vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6524th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Sanaa

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Kathmandu Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$2963

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$311
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
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$294
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$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$1096
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$1103
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$935
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$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810