Moscow vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1331
🏠 One person rent
$864
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.96M

The cost of living in Moscow is 157% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4141st and 8195th ($1438 vs $560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Yemen, respectively. Check Russia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 2664th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$3336

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$498
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$500
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$512
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$499
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$498
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$522
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$860
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$517
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$911
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$560
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$586
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$903
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$499
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$559
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$500
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$918
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$826
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$533
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$502
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$500
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$694
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1039
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1169
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1175
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1016
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1162
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$971
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$864
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1155
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1627
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$817
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$1031