Male vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$810
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
33
😀 Quality of life
64
42
🏙️ Population
133K
2.96M

The cost of living in Male is 148% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4490th and 8488th ($1321 vs $532) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Yemen, respectively. Check Maldives vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5278th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sanaa

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Male Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$4197

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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
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$335
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$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
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$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
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$294
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$303
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$318
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$322

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$476
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$478
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$499
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$488
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$476
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$475
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$497
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$864
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$509
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$871
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$564
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$590
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$873
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$561
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$484
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$563
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$477
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$890
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$748
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$513
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$481
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$993
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$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
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$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
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$1045
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$1050
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$1050
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$923
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$1031
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$947
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$800
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$1210
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$976
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$1148
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$1628
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$816
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