Nairobi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Nairobi | Sanaa | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Nairobi is 39% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8272nd ($760 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Yemen, respectively. Check Kenya vs Yemen comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 5369th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Nairobi vs Sanaa
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| Nairobi | Sanaa | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| 798 km or 496 mi | Ruhengeri | |
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| 801 km or 498 mi | Gitega | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 24 km or 15 mi |  Sayyan | |
| 92 km or 57 mi | Dhamar | |
| 147 km or 92 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Ibb | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Zabid | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Sa'dah | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Taiz | |
| 238 km or 148 mi |  Najran | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Aden | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Abha | |
| 389 km or 242 mi |  Obock | |
| 433 km or 269 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 465 km or 289 mi | Bareq | |
| 493 km or 307 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 512 km or 318 mi |  Massawa | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Dikhil | |
| 538 km or 334 mi | Mukalla | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Bisha | |
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| 618 km or 384 mi | Keren | |
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| 681 km or 423 mi | Dessie | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Jijiga | |
| 689 km or 428 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Harar | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Gondar | |
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