Male vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$809
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
35
😀 Quality of life
61
19
🏙️ Population
133K
2.96M

The cost of living in Male is 136% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4342nd and 8269th ($1295 vs $550) 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5145th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$2963

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$289
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$250
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$280
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$316
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$394
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$368
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$306
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$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
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$340
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$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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$491
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$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
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$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
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$584
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$895
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$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
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$799
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$1123
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$1096
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$1103
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$935
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$1586
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$806
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$810