Minsk vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$924
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2352
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$455
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$813
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$62
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$692
$122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
33
😀 Quality of life
68
42
🏙️ Population
2M
2.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 74% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6121st and 8488th ($924 vs $532) 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 0.7 months in Minsk compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Minsk ranked 1st best city to live in Belarus vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4446th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minsk vs Sanaa

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Minsk Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.32
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.23
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1020
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.41%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1574
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.21
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.16
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.97
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.46
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14758
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$676
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$608
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$477
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1434
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$669
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$974
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$355
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$527
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$938
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$881
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$445
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$859
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1258
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$589
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$928
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$982
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$835
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1114
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1229
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$629
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$895
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$669
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1170
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$964
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$479
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1060
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1000
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$397
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$543
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$893
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1023
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1254
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1165
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$591
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1205
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1374
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$938
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$860
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$853

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$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
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910