Moscow vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
33
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
13.3M
2.96M

The cost of living in Moscow is 215% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 3277th and 8488th ($1678 vs $532) 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 0.7 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 2774th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sanaa

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Moscow Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$4197

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18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

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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