Minsk vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Minsk Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1821
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$350
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.8
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$641
$406
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
62
35
😀 Quality of life
67
19
🏙️ Population
1.99M
2.96M

The cost of living in Minsk is 30% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6834th and 8269th ($717 vs $550) 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 3775th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Minsk Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.19
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.9
🥤 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
$435
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.7
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.54%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1923
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1217
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.6
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.6
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.79
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.57
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.07
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.57
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.84
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$302
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10290
$2963

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Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$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
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$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
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810