Nairobi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$305
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$518
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
33
😀 Quality of life
59
42
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.96M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 52% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6736th and 8488th ($807 vs $532) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6034th and 7615th 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
$5.36
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$371
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.4
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.79%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$900
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.48
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.32
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.69
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.8
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10471
$4197

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$448
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$415
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$532
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$543
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$618
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$540
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$513
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$549
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$524
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$603
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$624
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$611
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$573
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$613
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$533
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$635
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$697
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$531
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$495
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$546
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$586
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$417
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$591
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$688
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$671
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$872
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$688
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$541
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$583
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$810
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$553
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$689
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$447
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$691
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$690
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$577
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$533
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$795

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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