Sanaa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1326
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$234
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$96.7
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
40
66
🏙️ Population
2.96M
276K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 42% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8377th and 5994th ($551 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Yemen and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Yemen vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Sanaa compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Sanaa ranked 1st best city to live in Yemen vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 7844th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sanaa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1633
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.2
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.98
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.21
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.21
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.4
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.6
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3830
$3948

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923