Minsk vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1703
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$293
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$577
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$376
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
35
😀 Quality of life
67
23
🏙️ Population
2M
2.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 24% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7206th and 8335th ($649 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Belarus and Yemen, respectively. Check Belarus vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Minsk compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 3890th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$466
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.01%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1825
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1163
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.7
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.63
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.2
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$332
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5767
$2959

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840