Kathmandu vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$134
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$232
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$122
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
33
😀 Quality of life
47
42
🏙️ Population
846K
2.96M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 20% less expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8916th and 8488th ($424 vs $532) 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 0.3 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 6934th and 7615th 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
$1.97
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.61
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$181
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.9
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.99
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2304
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1340
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.78
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.64
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.33
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.49
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4078
$4197

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$386
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$263
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$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339

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Distance City Cost of living
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$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
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$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
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$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910