Kathmandu vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$427
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1087
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$127
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$214
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.9
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$253
$112
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
51
38
🏙️ Population
846K
2.96M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 24% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8921st and 8195th ($427 vs $560) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6559th and 8072nd 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
$1.76
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.36
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.8
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.19
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.29%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1810
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1154
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.22
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.5
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.2
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.68
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.2
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.8
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3066
$3336

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$350
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$293
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$328
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$293
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$298
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$320
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$281
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$316
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$284
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$257
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$297
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$297
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$279
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$273
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$298
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$918
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$276
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$450
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$297
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$311
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$420
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$297
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$308
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$339
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$289
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$289
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$286
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$383
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$369
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$294
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$289
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$367
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$287
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$320
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$348

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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
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$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
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$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031