Nairobi vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$296
$234
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$399
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$96.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
67
33
😀 Quality of life
58
40
🏙️ Population
5.55M
2.96M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 45% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8377th ($797 vs $551) 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 6139th and 7844th 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
$5.4
$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$6.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$2.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$98.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$3830

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$492
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$494
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$491
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$491
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$865
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$526
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$902
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$571
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$601
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$893
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$497
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$572
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$493
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$906
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$810
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$531
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$498
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$509
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$498
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$712
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$1022
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1152
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1153
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$1017
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1107
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$931
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$863
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1209
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$964
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1632
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$825
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$996