Riga vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$568
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
61
35
😀 Quality of life
79
19
🏙️ Population
605K
2.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 113% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4672nd and 8269th ($1169 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Yemen, respectively. Check Latvia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 580th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sanaa

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Riga Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810