Moscow vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$542
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$376
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
35
😀 Quality of life
73
23
🏙️ Population
12.5M
2.96M

The cost of living in Moscow is 95% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5167th and 8335th ($1021 vs $523) 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 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 1608th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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