Sanaa vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sanaa Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$949
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1289
$2222
🏠 One person rent
$224
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$380
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
33
47
😀 Quality of life
42
67
🏙️ Population
2.96M
276K

The cost of living in Sanaa is 44% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8488th and 5940th ($532 vs $949) 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 7615th and 4806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sanaa vs Sarajevo

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Sanaa Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$8.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$700
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$265
$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.99%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1597
$3220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$852
$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$9.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.92
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.9
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$88.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.8
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4197
$3670

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$594
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$758
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$710
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$667
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$727
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$841
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1119
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1732
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$972
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$826
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1265
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1602
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1093
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$930
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1520
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$586
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1053
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1511
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1207
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$733
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$832
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1092
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1169
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1168
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1349
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$932
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1209
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1078
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$849
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1047
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$581
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$661
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1189
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1533
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1144
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$718
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1067
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$848